Kumi Hospital is a Private Not For Profit (PNFP) facility located in eastern Uganda, 300km from Kampala. It is a rural hospital which transformed from a leprosy centre to a general hospital in 1997.
Kumi Hospital is a Private Not For Profit (PNFP) facility located in eastern Uganda, 300km from Kampala. It is a rural hospital which transformed from a leprosy centre to a general hospital in 1997.
Kumi Hospital is a Private Not For Profit (PNFP) facility located in eastern Uganda, 300km from Kampala. It is a rural hospital which transformed from a leprosy centre to a general hospital in 1997.
There is only one doctor in Uganda for every 20,000 patients. On average, a single medical officer in a district hospital sees 100 patients per day in addition to attending to emergencies on a 24 hour basis. A job that is meant for 3-4 doctors is carried out by one person.
Health workers not to blame for Uganda’s poor healthcare
The Observer – Francis Kiwewa
20th May 2009
Considering that over 38% of the population lives below the poverty line (1US$/day), health could be one of those factors that are actually driving people into poverty. The government spends only 7.2% of the total budget on health, despite making a commitment to spend 15% of its total budget. With the health sector running at half the expected budget, it will be next to impossible to talk about quality health care in Uganda.
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