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Katakwi General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location	Katakwi, Katakwi District, Eastern Region, Uganda
Coordinates	01°55′03″N 33°57′44″E / 1.91750°N 33.96222°E / 1.91750; 33.96222
Organisation
Care system	Public
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	I
Beds	100
History
Opened	2011
Links
Other links	Hospitals in Uganda

Katakwi General Hospital, also Katakwi Hospital is a government-owned hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Katakwi, in Katakwi District, in the Teso sub-region, in Uganda's Eastern Region. This is approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi), northeast of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Soroti.

This is about 118 kilometres (73 mi) southwest of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Moroto. The coordinates of Katakwi General Hospital are: 01°55'03.0"N, 33°57'44.0"E (Latitude:1.917511; Longitude:33.962214).

Overview

Katakwi General Hospital was established in 2004, as Katakwi Health Centre IV. In 2011, it was elevated to a full fledged hospital, serving patients from Katakwi District and the neighboring districts of Amuria, Kapelebyong, Kumi, Nakapiripirit and Napak. Like many government hospitals in Uganda, the hospital is understaffed and underfunded.

See also

• List of hospitals in Uganda

References

1. ^ Ninsiima, Racheal (11 May 2016). "-Katakwi Hospital, Like Many Public Health Facilities, Is a Tearjerker". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
2. "Distance between Katakwi General Hospital, Eastern Region, Uganda and Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, Soroti-Dokolo Road, Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
3. "Distance Between Katakwi General Hospital, Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda and Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
4. "Location of Katakwi General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
5. Talemwa, Moses (20 October 2013). "With no doctors or supplies, Uganda hospitals are ailing". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

External links

• Website of Uganda Ministry of Health

v t e Katakwi District
Capital: Katakwi
Towns and villages	Katakwi
Economy	Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
Health	Katakwi General Hospital
Transport	Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road
Notable people	Jessica Alupo Alengot Oromait

v t e Districts of Uganda by region
Central	Buikwe Bukomansimbi Butambala Buvuma Gomba Kalangala Kalungu Kampala Kassanda Kayunga Kiboga Kyankwanzi Kyotera Luweero Lwengo Lyantonde Masaka Mityana Mpigi Mubende Mukono Nakaseke Nakasongola Rakai Sembabule Wakiso
Eastern	Amuria Budaka Bududa Bugiri Bugweri Bukedea Bukwo Bulambuli Busia Butaleja Butebo Buyende Iganga Jinja Kaberamaido Kalaki Kaliro Kamuli Kapchorwa Kapelebyong Katakwi Kibuku Kumi Kween Luuka Manafwa Mayuge Mbale Namayingo Namisindwa Namutumba Ngora Pallisa Serere Sironko Soroti Tororo
Northern	Abim Adjumani Agago Alebtong Amolatar Amudat Amuru Apac Arua Dokolo Gulu Kaabong Karenga Kitgum Koboko Kole Kotido Kwania Lamwo Lira Madi-Okollo Maracha Moroto Moyo Nabilatuk Nakapiripirit Napak Nebbi Nwoya Obongi Omoro Otuke Oyam Pader Pakwach Terego Yumbe Zombo
Western	Buhweju Buliisa Bundibugyo Bunyangabu Bushenyi Hoima Ibanda Isingiro Kabale Kabarole Kagadi Kakumiro Kamwenge Kanungu Kasese Kazo Kibaale Kikuube Kiruhura Kiryandongo Kisoro Kitagwenda Kyegegwa Kyenjojo Masindi Mbarara Mitooma Ntoroko Ntungamo Rubanda Rubirizi Rukiga Rukungiri Rwampara Sheema

• Hospitals in Uganda
• Katakwi District
• Teso sub-region
• 2011 establishments in Uganda
• Hospital buildings completed in 2004