Adjumani General Hospital

Adjumani General Hospital, also Adjumani Hospital, is a hospital in Adjumani Town, Adjumani District, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is a public hospital, owned by the Ugandan Government and is administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health.[1]

Adjumani General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
LocationAdjumani, Adjumani District, Uganda
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds1O0
History
Opened2000
Links
ListsHospitals in Uganda
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Adjumani, approximately 181 kilometres (112 mi) northeast of Arua Regional Referral Hospital.[2] This lies approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi), northwest of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.[3] The coordinates of the hospital are:03°22'27.0"N, 31°47'33.0"E (Latitude:3.374176; Longitude:31.792498).[4]

Overview

Adjumani Hospital was constructed in 2000 with a loan from the African Development Bank. The facility sits on a land site that measures 7,807 square metres (1.929 acres). It has a bed capacity of 100 and averages about 200 outpatient daily visits. About 10 babies are delivered daily on average. Major illnesses include malaria and respiratory infections. Patients come from as far away as South Sudan and people from the neighboring districts of Amuru and Moyo and those from Adjumani District itself.[5]

See also

References
  1. Okudi, Martin (2 January 2014). "Parts of Adjumani hospital unsafe for use - experts". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. GFC (6 May 2016). "Distance between Adjumani Police Station, Adjumani, Northern Region, Uganda and Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Arua, Northern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. GFC (6 April 2016). "Distance between Adjumani Police Station, Adjumani, Northern Region, Uganda and Gulu Regional Referral Hospitali, Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. Google (6 May 2016). "Location of Adjumani General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. Birungi, Sandra Janet (19 August 2015). "Adjumani: The hospital others can borrow a leaf from". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

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