Mbale Hospital
Encyclopedia
Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mbale Hospital is a hospital in Mbale
, eastern Uganda
. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Busia, Budaka
, Bukwa
, Butaleja
, Manafwa
, Mbale
, Pallisa
, Sironko
and Tororo
.
, approximately 245 kilometres (152.2 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala
, Uganda
's capital and largest metropolitan area. The coordinates of Mbale Hospital are:01 04 37N, 34 10.34E (Latitude:1.0770; Longitude:34.1760).
and general care in the hospital is free. The hospital is one of the thirteen (13) Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. It is also designated as one of the three (3) public clinical paramedical teaching hospitals and as one of the fifteen (15) Internship Hospitals in Uganda, where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve a one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants.
Mbale
Mbale is a city in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municiplal, administrative and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, eastern Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Busia, Budaka
Budaka District
Budaka District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after Budaka, its 'chief town', where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
, Bukwa
Bukwa District
Bukwa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its main political, administrative and commercial center, Bukwa, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
, Butaleja
Butaleja District
Butaleja District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Its named after its 'chief town', Butaleja, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
, Manafwa
Manafwa District
Manafwa District is a district in the Eastern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Manafwa, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
, Mbale
Mbale District
Mbale District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after the largest city in the district, Mbale, which also servess as the main administrative and commercial center in the sub-region.-Location:...
, Pallisa
Pallisa District
Pallisa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Pallisa, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
, Sironko
Sironko District
Sironko District is a district in Eastern Uganda. The district was created in 2000 and had previously been part of Mbale District. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its main commercial town, Sironko.-Location:...
and Tororo
Tororo District
Tororo District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its "chief town", Tororo.-Location:Tororo District is bordered by Mbale District to the north, Manafwa District to the northeast, the Republic of Kenya to the east, Busia District to the south,...
.
Location
Mbale Hospital is located on Pallisa Road, in the City of MbaleMbale
Mbale is a city in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municiplal, administrative and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, approximately 245 kilometres (152.2 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
's capital and largest metropolitan area. The coordinates of Mbale Hospital are:01 04 37N, 34 10.34E (Latitude:1.0770; Longitude:34.1760).
Overview
Mbale Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of HealthUganda Ministry of Health
The Uganda Health Ministry, commonly known as the Uganda Ministry of Health, is a government department in Uganda. The ministry is headed by three cabinet members; one Minister of Health and two State Ministers of Health.-Location:...
and general care in the hospital is free. The hospital is one of the thirteen (13) Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. It is also designated as one of the three (3) public clinical paramedical teaching hospitals and as one of the fifteen (15) Internship Hospitals in Uganda, where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve a one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants.
