Kaabong General Hospital

Kaabong General Hospital, also Kaabong District Hospital, is a public hospital in the Northeastern Region of Uganda.[1][2]

Kaabong General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
LocationKaabong, Kaabong District, Karamoja sub-region, Uganda
Coordinates03°30′39″N 34°07′53″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds100
History
Opened2011
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Kaabong, in Kaabong District, in Karamoja sub-region, in Northern Uganda, about 187 kilometres (116 mi), by road, northwest of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital.[3]

This is approximately 277 kilometres (172 mi), by road northeast of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.[4] The coordinates of Kaabong General Hospital are 03°30'39.0"N, 34°07'53.0"E (Latitude:03.510833; Longitude:34.131389).[5]

Overview

Kaabong General Hospital was established in 2011, by the elevation of Kaabong Health Centre IV to full hospital status.[6] Kaabong General Hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[7]

See also

References
  1. SUSTAIN (November 2015). "Strengthening Uganda's Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally: Kaabong General Hospital". Sustainuganda.org (SUSTAIN). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. Juvenal (2016). "Makerere College of Health Health Sciences Students' Medical Outreach to Kaabong District: A Project Report". Kampala: Makerere University College of Health Sciences Quoting Makerere Medical Journal 47th Edition. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. Google (31 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Kaabong General Hospital And Moroto Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. Google (31 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Kaabong General Hospital, Northern Region, Uganda and Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. Google (31 October 2020). "Location of Kaabong General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. Museveni, Yoweri (8 June 2011). "State of the Nation Address by the President of Uganda - 2011". Kampala: State House Uganda. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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