Tororo General Hospital

Tororo General Hospital
Map
Tororo General Hospital is located in Uganda
Tororo General Hospital
Geography
LocationTororo, Tororo District, Eastern Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°41′39″N 34°11′13″E / 0.69417°N 34.18694°E / 0.69417; 34.18694
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Beds200
History
Opened1940
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Tororo General Hospital, also Tororo Government Hospital, Tororo District Hospital or Tororo Main Hospital, is a hospital in Uganda.[1]

Location

The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Tororo, in Tororo District, in the Eastern Region of the country, approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi), south of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.[2] This location is approximately 132 kilometres (82 mi), by road, east of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.[3] The coordinates of the hospital are: 0°41'39.0"N, 34°11'13.0"E (Latitude:0.694167; Longitude:34.186944).[4]

Overview

Tororo General Hospital is a public hospital owned by the Uganda Government and administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health. The hospital serves the general public despite severe challenges, including poor funding, corruption, inadequate staffing, poor remuneration, insufficient medication and antiquated medical equipment.[5][6][7][8]

A study carried out in 2019, using data collected in 2014, that was published in 2020, identified seven conditions associated with still births (after the 24th week of pregnancy) and neonatal deaths (from age zero to 28 days). The top seven conditions at Tororo General Hospital are: 1. Prematurity of the baby 2. Breech presentation 3. Multiple gestation 4. Cesarean delivery 5. Low birth weight 6. Antepartum hemorrhage and 7.Cord prolapse. The rate of perinatal death at this hospital was higher than Uganda's national targets. The "calculated stillbirth rate was 26.3 per 1000 total deliveries, and the neonatal death rate of 8.9 per 1000 live deliveries".[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Martha A. Tesfalul, Paul Natureeba, Nathan Day, Ochar Thomas & Stephanie L. Gaw (2020). "Identifying risk factors for perinatal death at Tororo District Hospital, Uganda: a case-control study". BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20 (1): 45. doi:10.1186/s12884-020-2727-3. PMC 6972019. PMID 31959141.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Distance between Tororo General Hospital, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Road Distance Between Jinja Regional Referral Hospital And Tororo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Location of Tororo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ Daily Monitor (17 February 2010). "Tororo Hospital in power blackout". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. ^ Faustine Odeke (16 December 2013). "Minister appalled at state of Tororo Hospital". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. ^ Reagan Emolot (1 October 2009). "Military Medics Take Over Tororo Main Hospital". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. ^ Juma Seyyid (29 January 2013). "Tororo Hospital Receives UGX 45 Million for Repairs, Needs UGX 2 Billion". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 7 May 2016.