1. WHAT IS THE COMMONEST DISEASE IN UGANDA?
Malaria is the commonest disease in Uganda with 27-34% of outpatient visits in the whole country being of the the disease according to a report carried out in 2019 and 19-30 % bing the in patient . However Uganda is fighting the disease, because from 2016 to 2019 malaria in the country had decreased 7.2% this caused death due to malaria to fall by 0.01 per 1000 of the population at disk of death. The number of infection has been on the fall since the government launch of its campaign to fight the disease.
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| Malaria patient in Africa |
2. WHAT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN UGANDA ?
Malaria still is the leading cause of death in Uganda .According to ministry of health Uganda has the 6th number of annual malaria deaths As of 2019 death risk per 1000 of the population is at 0.31 from a research carried out in 2019 . The national Malaria Control Division has been been fighting and coming up with various means of tackling the disease from bednet for everyone campaign to other methods for pregnant mothers this has highly reduce the effect of malaria in the country
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3. IS HEALTH CARE FREE IN UGANDA ?
Healthcare in Uganda is free in public hospitals and public health centre which are under the government programme to improve healthcare in the country improve health care in the country. These public hospitals have existed in the country since 1962 .
4. DOES UGANDA HAVE GOOD HOSPITALS?
Uganda has very good hospitals and according to ministry of health, there are are 14 up to class Regional Referral Hospitals (GHs) in the country . These have been increasing over the years in the country with the recent one in Kawolo Buikwe district.
5. HOW MANY HOSPITALS DO WE HAVE IN UGANDA?
According to ministry of Health Uganda has up to 6,500 official public health centres in the country and 14 public Regional Referral hospitals in the country. However there are more private hospitals in Uganda which account for 67% of the countries hospitals that provide services for a price.
6. WHICH IS THE BIGGEST HOSPITAL IN UGANDA?
Mulago Hospital is the Biggest hospital in Uganda . Founded in 1913 by Sir Albert Cook Mulago hospital sated its full operation in 1914 as a missionary hospital . It was later reconstructed and finished in 1962 before independence and it was then mainly for the colonialists . Throughout the years the hospital has been renovated and recently it has been further developed to a world class hospital with all procedures of treatment
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| Mulago hospital in Uganda |
