The minister said that the island and mountainous districts like Buvuma, Kalangala, Namayingo, Mayuge and Namisindwa deserve special attention because of their geographical location. She explained that the ministry needs 1.3 trillion Shillings to construct 41 hospitals in the listed districts. She was presenting a report on the state of health service delivery in Uganda.
Up to 39 districts in Uganda do
not have any Hospital. This is mainly
because most of them not have the recommended population catchment for a General
Hospital, Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has told parliament.
The National Health Policy
recommends that a General Hospital should serve a population of 500,000, people
while a Health Center IV should serve a population size of 100,000 people. A
Health Center III serves 20,000 people and a Health Center II serves 5,000
people.
But the districts of Alebtong,
Amuru, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Bulambuli, Buvuma, Buyende, Dokolo, Gomba, Isingiro,
Kalangala, Kaliro, Kamwenge, Kibuku, Koboko, Kole, Kotido, Kween, Kyankwanzi,
Kyegegwa, Luuka and Lamwo, do not have the recommended catchment population for
the facilities.
Districts without a government
hospital also include Lwengo, Manafwa, Mitooma, Nakapiripirit, Namutumba,
Namayingo, Ntoroko, Otuke, Pader, Rubirizi, Serere, Sironko, Kibale, Kakumiro,
Rubanda and Omoro. Amuria, Serere and
Isingiro districts are the only districts; among those with no hospitals that
have the recommended catchment population.
The minister said that the island and mountainous districts
like Buvuma, Kalangala, Namayingo, Mayuge and Namisindwa deserve special
attention because of their geographical location. She explained that the ministry needs 1.3
trillion Shillings to construct 41 hospitals in the listed districts. She was
presenting a report on the state of health service delivery in Uganda.
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The Speaker Rebecca Kadaga
observed that the Minister’s statement lacked details on where and how
parliament can intervene to improve health service delivery. She directed the Health
Services Committee of Parliament to draft a motion with specific action points
that will be debated by the House over the state of health services in Uganda.
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The committee has been given 14 days to draft and present the
motion.
