Moyo General Hospital

Hospital in Northern Region, Uganda

03°38′59″N 31°43′38″E / 3.64972°N 31.72722°E / 3.64972; 31.72722OrganisationCare systemPublicTypeGeneralServicesEmergency departmentIBeds176HistoryOpened1972LinksOther linksHospitals in Uganda

Moyo General Hospital also Moyo Hospital, is a hospital in the Northern Region of Uganda.

Location

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]

References

^ "Road Distance Between Arua Regional Referral Hospital And Moyo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Road Distance Between Moyo General Hospital, Moyo, Northern Region, Uganda and Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Location of Moyo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ Katende, Norman (9 January 2012). "Moyo Hospital: Too remote for skilled medics". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ Lukwago, Asuman (19 January 2016). "Press Statement On Health Sector Advancement". Kampala: Uganda Media Centre. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ WB (29 October 2013). "Contract For Construction Of Moyo General Hospital (lot 2.8)". Washington, DC: World Bank (WB). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Iceta, Scovin (30 March 2016). "Health Ministry Extends Moyo Hospital Construction Contract". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^ DEVEX (4 February 2013). "Health Systems Strengthening Project (UHSSP) In Uganda: Procurement Of Contractors For The Construction Of Selected Health Facilities In Uganda". Devex.com (DEVEX). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ Scovin Iceta, and John Unzima (15 July 2014). "Health ministry orders contractor to produce new plan". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ Iceta, Scovin (21 March 2016). "Moyo Officials Protest Suspension of Hospital Renovation Works". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 10 May 2016.