Murchison Bay Hospital

Murchison Bay Hospital
Uganda Prisons Department
Geography
Location
Luzira,
Kampala District,
Central Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Prison
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department III
History
Founded 1962
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Murchison Bay Hospital, is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located on the premises of Luzira Maximum Security Prison, in the neighborhood of Luzira, in Nakawa Division of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city,[1] approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the city's central business district.[2] The coordinates of the prison, where this hospital is located are 00°17'58.0"N, 32°38'30.0"E (Latitude:0.299441; Longitude:32.641658).[3]

Overview

This hospital serves the inmate population of Luzira Maximum Prison. Some of the ailments treated include HIV/AIDS,[4] tuberculosis and mental illnesses.[5] In January 2014, the hospital expanded services by opening a new maternity wing.[6] Cases that cannot be handled at this hospital are referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital.[6]

See also

References

  1. Kyle Duncan Kushaba (8 March 2016). "Luzira is not just a prison; it's an amazing neighborhood". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. Globefeed.com (6 July 2016). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Luzira Prison, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. "Location of Luzira Maximum Prison, Where Murchison Bay Hospital Is Located". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. Mudoola, Petride (4 July 2012). "Living positively behind bars". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. Joseph Amon, MSPH PhD (14 July 2011). ""Even Dead Bodies Must Work": Health, Hard Labor, and Abuse in Ugandan Prisons". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 Mudoola, Petride (29 January 2014). "Luzira prison gets maternity unit". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

Coordinates: 00°17′58″N 32°38′30″E / 0.29944°N 32.64167°E / 0.29944; 32.64167

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