tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12653548.post113199516177432971..comments2023-08-27T05:17:40.218-04:00Comments on All African (Self Help) Bazaar: MUSTANGH : Now, Why Didn't We Think Of That?Oscar H. Blaytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861266319228792651noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12653548.post-68007223591216549892008-11-13T15:34:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:34:00.000-05:00NGORA HEALTH SUB-DISTRICT / NGORA HOSPITAL,EASTERN...NGORA HEALTH SUB-DISTRICT / NGORA HOSPITAL,EASTERN UGANDA:-<BR/>APPEAL FOR SUPPORT AND OR TWINNING WITH ANY HOSPITAL OR CHARITY IN THE DIASPORA.<BR/><BR/>1.0. SITUATION ANALYSIS<BR/>1.1. GENERAL INFORMATION<BR/> <BR/>Ngora Health Sub- District (HSD) is one of the two HSD'S that constitute Kumi district. The other HSD is kumi. Ngora HSD has four sub- counties viz: Ngora, Kapir, Mukura and Kobwin. The HSD is bordered by Katakwi district in the north (across Lake Bisina); Soroti district in the west (a cross Kyoga tributary); Pallisa district in the south (a cross lake Nyaguo) and Kumi HSD to the East.<BR/><BR/>The HSD has an area of 715.95 square kilometers of which 538.51 is land area and the rest water surface (lakes, rivers, swamps)<BR/><BR/>The climate is modified equatorial characterized by hot and wet weather conditions. First rainy season starts around mid-March till September but broken by dry spell in June. The first rainy season has medical significance because incidence of malaria goes high a month after the rains. <BR/>Dry weather conditions charaterised by hot, windy and dusty atmosphere prevail from October to March. However, due to unexplained meteorological phenomena, rain pattern and dry spell are unpredictable these years.<BR/><BR/>The main socio – economic activities are trade (large and small scale), agriculture, local brew (Ajon) selling, brick making, quarrying (sand, aggregates and hard core) private medical and traditional health practices, employment in the formal and informal sector etc.<BR/><BR/>1.2.0 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE. <BR/>1.2.1 POPULATION.<BR/>The HSD has a total population of 125,736 (projected from 2002 census using a factor of 0.043). Out of this population females are 66,514 (52.9%) and males 59,222 (47.1%). The population growth rate is 4.3% and fertility rate is 7.2% one of the highest in the Country. The literacy rates for males stand at 65% and females 35%. The life expentary for males is 42% and females 48%. The mortality rates are as follows:-<BR/><BR/>•Infant mortality rate(IMR-122/1000 live births<BR/>•Lender five mortality rate (<5MR) – 205/1000<BR/>•Crudedeathrate - 19.1%<BR/>•Maternal mortality rate (MMR) - 700/100,000, one of the highest in the Uganda. <BR/><BR/>1.2.2.TARGET POPULATIONS. <BR/>The infant population is 4.3% of the total population; under fives 20.5%, women of child bearing age 23%, pregnant mothers 5% and expected deliveries 4.85%.<BR/><BR/>1.2.2 DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH UNITS BY SUB-COUNTY,<BR/>Ngora Health Sub-District has II functional health Units. Nine of these are government-owned and two NGO-owned.<BR/>The nine Government owned health units are:- <BR/>Kapir Health centre III, Mukura Health centre III, Ajeluk Health centre III, Ngora Health centre III, Ngora maternity unit Health <BR/>centre III, Kobwin Health centre III giving a total of six Health Centre IIIs.<BR/><BR/>The other three government owned health units are health centre 2s and they are:-<BR/>Omiito, Agu and Atoot. The two NGO facilities are Ngora Freda carr Hospital owned by church of Uganda and St. Anthony Health centre II owned by the catholic church.<BR/><BR/>Ngora Sub-County alone has five health facilities i.e. Ngora Hospital, Ngora Health centre, Agu, Ngora maternity unit( average 200 deliveries /month ) and St.Anthony. The other three Sub-counties have two health facilities i.e. Health centre 3 and 2. In addition to the above facilities which provide the minimal Health care package (M.H.C.P), communities seek for health services from private drug shops which are numerous in all trading centres and also from traditional healers and drug distributors (CORPS). <BR/>Ngora Hospital is the referral health facility providing all health services – curative, promotive, preventive and rehabilitative. Because of its level, it is the headquarters for Ngora HSD.<BR/>Ngora Hospital had been a leading provider of quality health services since it was founded by the missionaries. It was vandalised during the civil wars that rocked Uganda when Idi Amin was toppled in 1979, and in 1985 and 1989 respectively during the rebel insurgency that was concentrated in this region.<BR/>Currently the hospital lacks major diagnostic facilities and has a pressing problem of lack of an Ambulance. The old Ambulance is grounded and this makes referral difficult which partly contributes to the high maternal mortality since many mothers who are distant from the Hospital prefer to deliver in the hands of Traditional Birth Attendants.This is not to mention the lack of Doctors in the Hospital. Only one Doctor apparently runs the hospital who also doubles as the Medical Superintendent.<BR/>I look forward to a fruitful discussion with anybody willing to aid this hospital that at one time was served by Professor Omaswa, a reknowned Ugandan Cardiologist who has been Uganda's Director General of Health Services and most recenlty Director of Global Workforce Health Alliance(GWHA) based in Geneva, Switzerland.<BR/>Please get in touch with: <BR/>DR OGWANG ALFRED FRANCIS<BR/>(MBCHB, M.MED(OBS/GYN), M.A)<BR/>MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT<BR/>NGORA FREDA CARR HOSPITAL, P.O.BOX 5, NGORA ,KUMI, UGANDA<BR/>EMAIL: dr_ogwang_af@hotmail.com or ngorahosp@yahoo.co.uk<BR/>Tel: +256772454995<BR/>OR<BR/>DENIS OLWENY OTIKA<BR/>SENIOR MEDICAL CLINICIAN<BR/>I/C DISTRICT MATERNITY UNIT-NGORA<BR/>P.O.BOX 5, NGORA, KUMI, UGANDA.<BR/>EMAIL: denisotika@yahoo.co.uk<BR/>Tel: +256772191365denisotikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197398566482966079noreply@blogger.com