Chris Ocowun
10 January 2009
Kampala — THE Government and the Italian Co-operation have released millions of shillings to Gulu Hospital to build a modern X-ray department and rehabilitate the dilapidated surgical and medical wards. This is under the integrated programme in northern Uganda.
The hospital's medical superintendent, Dr. Yoventino Agel Akii, said the Government, through the health ministry, is also funding the rehabilitation of the surgical and medical wards, which will cost about sh300m. The Italian Co-operation will fund the building of the X-ray department.
Gulu Hospital has operated without an X-ray machine for about seven years. Patients who need X-ray examination have been going to St. Mary's Lacor Hospital and Mola Clinic.
Akii said on Friday that the new modern X-ray department with a fluoroscopic machine will be built where the old medical store is located.
"We shall demolish the dilapidated medical store and build a new one in another place. An invitation for bids was advertised in The New Vision.
"We have been using a portable X-ray given to us by the ministry, but upon completion of the new project, we shall be able to conduct broader and sophisticated treatments and investigations. We already have ultra-sound and a portable X-ray machine from the ministry," he said.
Akii said rehabilitating the surgical and medical wards shall cost sh166,854,000 and sh140,593,800 respectively.
"The staff buildings at the hospital are also in a sorry state; we have been advised by the engineers from the health ministry to put up new staff quarters instead of renovating the old ones," he said.
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