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Naguru hospital: The sad story of a new health facility
Right, a long queue of patients. The queues usually start early in the morning and one can stand for hours before seeing a doctor. The hospital say they receive about 500 out-patients every day. Photo by Rachel Mabala
Posted Monday, May 6 2013 at 01:17
In Summary
Set up hardly a year ago, Naguru hospital is already suffering many woes including no pay for some of the staff.
Dr Asuman Lukwago, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health, says the hospital is under the management of the Ministry of Health, although it receives funds directly from the Ministry of Finance.
He noted that the facility was understaffed because it was still under expansion, adding that the delay in salary payments was not isolated. “The government was still migrating names into the integrated personnel and payroll system and several hospitals have been affected,” he said.
Naguru hospital has an average of 230 workers and receives an annual wage bill of Shs1b.
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