Moyo General Hospital
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| Moyo General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Moyo, Moyo District, Northern Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 03°38′59″N 31°43′38″E / 3.64972°N 31.72722°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 176 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Moyo General Hospital also Moyo Hospital, is a hospital in the Northern Region of Uganda.
The hospital is located in the central business district of Moyo Town, in Moyo District, in West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda, approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Arua Regional Referral Hospital.[1]
This is approximately 157 kilometres (98 mi) northwest of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Moyo General Hospital are:03°38'59.0"N, 31°43'38.0"E (Latitude:3°38'59.0"N; Longitude:31°43'38.0"E).[3]
Overview
The hospital was built during the late 1960s and was commissioned by Idi Amin in 1972. The hospital infrastructure is dilapidated and the equipment is antiquated or non-functional. The hospital is severely under-staffed, employing only 60 nurses out of the 120 needed. As of January 2016, the facility had no functioning ambulance.[4]
Renovations
In 2013, the government of Uganda secured funding from the World Bank, to repair and renovate certain hospitals, Moyo General Hospital among them.[5] The US$4,541,931.32 contract was awarded to Prism Construction Company Limited.[6] Work that started in February 2014[7] consists of the following, among others:[8]
- Build new emergency department (casualty department)
- Build a new, larger outpatient department
- Build a new building to house the diesel-powered electricity generator
- Build a new placenta disposal pit
- Build a new medical waste disposal pit
- Build a laundry facility for patients' families
- Build a kitchen and dining room for patients' families
- Build ventilated improved pit latrines for patient families and outpatients
- Construct two new staff houses
The construction started in February 2014 with expected completion in October 2015.[7] However, due to multiple delays,[9][10] the new expected completion date is June 2016.[7]
