Kaabong General Hospital

Hospital in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda
03°30′39″N 34°07′53″E / 3.51083°N 34.13139°E / 3.51083; 34.13139OrganisationCare systemPublicTypeGeneralServicesEmergency departmentIBeds100HistoryOpened2011LinksOther linksHospitals in Uganda

Kaabong General Hospital, also Kaabong District Hospital, is a public hospital in the Northeastern Region of Uganda.[1][2]

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Kaabong, in Kaabong District, in Karamoja sub-region, in Northern Uganda, about 187 kilometres (116 mi), by road, northwest of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital.[3]

This is approximately 277 kilometres (172 mi), by road northeast of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.[4] The coordinates of Kaabong General Hospital are 03°30'39.0"N, 34°07'53.0"E (Latitude:03.510833; Longitude:34.131389).[5]

Overview

Kaabong General Hospital was established in 2011, by the elevation of Kaabong Health Centre IV to full hospital status.[6] Kaabong General Hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ SUSTAIN (November 2015). "Strengthening Uganda's Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally: Kaabong General Hospital". Sustainuganda.org (SUSTAIN). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ Juvenal (2016). "Makerere College of Health Health Sciences Students' Medical Outreach to Kaabong District: A Project Report". Kampala: Makerere University College of Health Sciences Quoting Makerere Medical Journal 47th Edition. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Road Distance Between Kaabong General Hospital And Moroto Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Road Distance Between Kaabong General Hospital, Northern Region, Uganda and Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Location of Kaabong General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. ^ Museveni, Yoweri (8 June 2011). "State of the Nation Address by the President of Uganda - 2011". Kampala: State House Uganda. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ^ UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  • Website of Uganda Ministry of Health
  • Uganda: Suffering From Chronic Neglect in Kaabong - 19 May 2011


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