Mbuya Military Hospital

Mbuya Military Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Defence and
Uganda People's Defence Force
Geography
Location Mbuya, Kampala, Central Region,  Uganda
Organisation
Care system Military
Hospital type Referral
Affiliated university UPDF
Services
Emergency department IV
Beds 250
History
Founded 2021 (Anticipated)
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Mbuya Military Hospital, also Mbuya Military Referral Hospital, is a military hospital, under construction in Uganda. The hospital is intended to serve as the referral hospital for members of Uganda's Armed Forces.[1][2]

Location

The hospital is located at Mbuya, Nakawa Division, in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi), by road, east of the central business district.[3] The coordinates of the proposed hospital are 0°19'30.0"N, 32°37'17.0"E (Latitude:0.325012; Longitude:32.621399).[4]

Overview

The hospital is expected to cost US$35 million, funded by the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). The hospital will serve as a referral hospital within the UPDF's health system. Both civilian and military personnel would be attended to.[2]

Construction

Construction of the main hospital block started in February 2018, by China National Aero-technology International Engineering Corporation (CATIC), and is expected to last three years, at a cost of USh105 billion (approx. US$30 million). The equipment to furnish this hospital is budgeted at USh30 billion (approx. US$8.5 million).[5][6] The outpatient department and the dental unit has been under construction since February 2017, by the UPDF Engineering Brigade.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kasasira, Risdel (1 May 2015). "Government to construct Shs100 billion military hospital at Mbuya". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Namutebi, Joyce (27 April 2015). "UPDF referral hospital to cost sh105 billion". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (16 March 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Army Barracks, Mbuya, Chwa II Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (16 March 2016). "Location of Mbuya Military Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ↑ NTV Uganda (3 February 2018). "UPDF to construct 135 billion shillings hospital in Mbuya". Kampala: Nation Television Uganda (NTV Uganda). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Kwesiga, Pascal (3 February 2018). "UPDF breaks ground for national referral hospital". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Vision Reporter (14 February 2017). "Construction of UPDF hospital underway". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

Coordinates: 00°19′30″N 32°37′17″E / 0.32500°N 32.62139°E / 0.32500; 32.62139

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