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KABAROLE: Deputy DHO Speaks Out On Congestion At Fort Portal Referral.
The
Deputy District Health Officer Kabarole Sister Susan Manimake has spoken out on
the congestion at Fort Portal Regional referral hospital.
Last
week the district paid impromptu visit to Fort Portal referral hospital
following allegations of corruption, negligence and incompetence among the
health workers.
During
the meeting Dr.Charles Olara the Medical superintendent told the leaders that
the health workers were overwhelmed by the big number of patients visiting the
hospital.
Dr.Olara
revealed that most of the patients flooding the hospital have signs of simple
cases that would be handled at lower health centers IIs,IIIs and IVs.
Fort-Portal
hospital serves the districts of Kabarole, Ntoroko, Bundibugyo, Kyenjojo,
Kyegegwa, Kamwenge and Kibale and according to the medical superintendent , the
hospital receives about 2000 patients daily.
This
he says it’s a burden to a small number of health workers to handle such huge
number of patients.
Now,
the deputy D.H.O Kabarole Sr.Manimake Susan discloses that over 600 mothers
deliver at Fort Portal hospital every month. She attributes this number to the
mothers who fail to utilize the Health center IIIs and IVs that offer the same
services.
Sr.Manimake
says the only way to decongest Fort Portal hospital is to use lower health
centers, strengthening their supervision and provision of accommodation
facilities for medics to enable them stay at stations and execute their duties
effectively.
She
was responding to questions raised by Civil Society Organizations during their
quarterly forum at Kitumba district headquarters on Tuesday that was organized
by Tooro Dev.
.
