Kiruddu General Hospital
| Kiruddu General Hospital | |
|---|---|
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Uganda Ministry of Health and Kampala Capital City Authority | |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Kiruddu, Kampala, Central Region,  Uganda |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Hospital type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | III |
| Beds | 170[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 2016 (Expected)[1] |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Kiruddu General Hospital, also known as Kiruddu General Referral Hospital, is a hospital under construction in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. It is an urban, public, general hospital. It will cost an estimated US$15 million (UGX:38 billion) to build. The hospital is under construction by the Government of Uganda, with funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF).[2]
Location
The hospital is located in the neighborhood of Kiruddu, on Buziga Hill, in Makindye Division, one of the five administrative units of the Kampala Capital City Authority. This is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), by road, southeast of the city's central business district, close to the neighborhood called Munyonyo, along the northern shores of Lake Nalubaale.[3] The approximate coordinates of Kiruddu General Hospital are: 0°15'41.0"N, 32°36'01.0"E (Latitude:0.261389; Longitude:32.600278).[4]
Overview
In December 2013, the Ugandan government, through the Ministry of Health, contracted China New Era And Metallurgical Joint Venture to construct the hospital. The work is budgeted at an estimated cost of US$15 million (UGX:38 billion).[5] In December 2015, Ugandan print media reported that construction of the hospital was nearing completion, with commissioning planned for March 2016.[1]
Kampala population
Because of rapid urbanization, the night-time population of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, is estimated at 2 million, increasing to 4.5 million during the day.[6]
In 2013, the Ugandan government secured a loan from AfDB and NTF. The purpose is to rehabilitate and improve the Mulago National Referral Hospital, construct Kawempe General Hospital, construct Kiruddu General Hospital, and reorganize healthcare delivery in Kampala so that some of the patient burden is shifted to Naguru General Hospital, Kawempe General Hospital, and Kiruddu General Hospital. Mulago will then be reserved for the role for which it was constructed - serving only patients referred to it by other health facilities and not handing upper respiratory infections and uncomplicated malaria cases.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "KCCA Kawempe, Kiruddu hospitals construction near completion". New Vision. Kampala. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Wacha, Joe (14 May 2013). "Government Moves To Construct Referral Hospitals In Kawempe, Makindye". Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Travel Distance Between Central Kampala And Kiruddu With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Google (19 December 2015). "Approximate Location of Kiruddu General Hospital At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ AfDB (27 June 2013). "Improvement of Health Services Delivery At Mulago Hospital And The City of Kampala Project (MKCCAP)" (PDF). African Development Bank (AfDB). Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Namuli, Zahra (4 December 2013). "Government To Construct More Referral Hospitals". Kampala: National Broadcasting Service (NBS). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Ayebazibwe, Agatha (11 October 2014). "Mulago Hospital Renovation Starts". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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Coordinates: 00°15′41″N 32°36′01″E / 0.26139°N 32.60028°E