St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital

St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital
Geography
Location
Buikwe,
Buikwe District,
Central Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Community Hospital
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 80
History
Founded 2007
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital, also Czech–Slovak–Ugandan Hospital, is a community hospital in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Buikwe, in Buikwe District, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is about 68 kilometres (42 mi) east of Mulago National Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of the hospital are 0°20'21.0"N, 33°01'56.0"E (Latitude:0.339170; Longitude:33.032229).[3]

Overview

The hospital is a joint venture between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague in the Czech Republic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi in Uganda.[4] The hospital opened in February 2007, following two years of construction. It has several departments including pediatrics, surgery, internal medicine, gynecology and maternity. It is majority funded by donations from the Czech Republic.[5][6] The hospital also serves as the teaching hospital for the Johnass International College of Health Sciences located in the town of Njeru.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFC (19 May 2016). "Distance between Buikwe Primary School, Buikwe, Central Region, Uganda and Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Rotary Road, Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (19 May 2016). "Distance between Buikwe Primary School, Buikwe, Central Region, Uganda and Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (19 May 2016). "Location of Czech–Slovak–Ugandan Hospital, Buikwe District, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Uganda Czech Development Trust (27 August 2012). "St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital (SCLBH), Lugazi Diocese/Buikwe District: Bid Notice Under Open Bidding - ADCH SCLBH/ACP/12_01 - Invitation To Bid For The Extension of The Maternity Department" (PDF). Nsambya: Daily Monitor. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Richter, Jan (21 July 2008). "One On One: Jitka Škovránková, the head of a Czech hospital in Uganda". Prague: Radio Prague. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. ↑ PCCZ (19 November 2013). "Sponsor a Hospital Bed Program". Prague: Praha.charita.cz (PCCZ). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  7. ↑ JICHS (23 March 2015). "Students go for Practicum at St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital". Njeru: Johnass International College of Health Sciences (JICHS). Retrieved 19 May 2016.

Coordinates: 00°20′21″N 33°01′56″E / 0.33917°N 33.03222°E / 0.33917; 33.03222

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