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Moroto Hospital

Public hospital in Uganda

Summary

Public hospital in Uganda

Field	Value
name	Moroto Regional Referral Hospital
org_group	Uganda Ministry of Health
image	Moroto regional referral hospital.jpg
caption
logo
location	Moroto
region	Moroto District
country	Uganda
pushpin_map	Uganda
coordinates
healthcare	Public
type	General and Teaching
standards
emergency	I
beds	114
founded	1940
closed
other_links	Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Medical education in Uganda Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Moroto Hospital is a hospital in the town of Moroto, in Northeastern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Abim, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto and Nakapiripirit and Napak.

Location

The hospital is located in the central business district of Moroto City, in Moroto District, approximately 272 km, by road, north of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Mbale.{{google maps |access-date=29 October 2020}} This is approximately 170 km northeast of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Soroti.{{google maps

Moroto Regional Referral Hospital is located approximately 462 km, by road, north-east of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.{{google maps

Overview

Moroto Hospital is a public hospital funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health. General care in the hospital is free. It is one of the thirteen regional referral hospitals in Uganda. The hospital is one of the fifteen internship hospitals where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants. The bed capacity of Moroto Hospital was 114 beds as of June 2010.

Renovation

In 2015, the government of Uganda, using $52.6 million borrowed from the World Bank, rehabilitated and renovated seven hospitals, including Moroto Hospital. Moroto Regional Referral Hospital received (a) power houses, (b) a new out-patient department, (c) ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines and (d) 15 new staff houses.

A new 144000 litre water-supply reservoir was constructed, supplemented with solar-powered boreholes, as water sources. A new sewage system for the hospital was also installed.{{cite web| url=http://observer.ug/news-headlines/40848-renovation-of-seven-hospitals-complete |title=Renovation of seven hospitals complete | last=Ninsiima | first=Rachael |date=6 November 2015 | accessdate=22 September 2017

References

Evelyn Lirri. (27 May 2010). "UShs260 To Revamp Country's Ailing Hospitals". [[Daily Monitor]].
"Location of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital".
MoH. (2016). "Uganda Ministry of Health: Moroto Regional Referral Hospital". [[Ministry of Health (Uganda).
UTG. "About Moroto District, Northern Uganda". Uganda Travel Guide (UTG).

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