Construction of the
third phase of the surgical complex at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital will be
undertaken by the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF engineering brigade.
Construction
of the complex started in 2016 and was supposed to end in September 2020.
It however stalled for 2 years after the contract of Global Network
Construction Company Limited was terminated.
Patrick
Akomera, the Principal Hospital Administrator says, they are developing designs
for the complex from the consultant who will work and guide the UPDF
engineering brigade.
According
to Akomera, when completed, the surgical complex will address the shortage of
space in the hospital.
The
surgical complex will have a 300-bed capacity, and 9 theaters with
an intensive care unit (ICU).
Akomera
attributed the slow construction to inadequate funds released by the government
and the outbreak of Covid-19.
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