Nabbanja Shocked by Unbearable Conditions at Mukono General Hospital

Mukono– The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt Hon Nabbanja Robinah has expressed outrage over the appalling conditions at Mukono General Hospital, where women are giving birth on the floor and patients sleeping outdoors due to overcrowding.

Her visit today came just days after President Museveni received reports highlighting the hospital’s deteriorating state.

What Nabbanja found was a facility overwhelmed far beyond its capacity.

Patients were crammed into narrow wards, while others lay on verandas and under trees, clutching newborns.

Inside the maternity ward, mothers recounted harrowing stories of delivering on the floor due to a shortage of beds.

Hospital administrator Geoffrey Kasirye initially attempted to downplay the concerns, but Nabbanja’s observations confirmed the severity of the crisis.

She pledged immediate government action, like provision of a temporary big tent and respective mattress, increased funding, deployment of more medical staff, and infrastructure upgrades to ease congestion.

Later in the day, Nabbanja inspected Kayunga Referral Hospital, where she found significantly better conditions, including functioning oxygen systems and improved critical infrastructure and later toured Seeta Namuganga Health Center 111 on a similar mission.