The
district is divided into three health sub districts of Bukooli South, Bukooli Central
and Bukooli North served by Buyinja Health Centre (HC) IV, Nankoma HC IV and
Bugiri District hospital respectively.
- There are in total 56 health units
- 1 referral hospital.
- 2 Health Centre IVs.
- 9 Heath Centre IIIs and 43 Health Centre
IIs.
- The district is also served by 12 health
units run by Non Government Organisations.
- Each centre serves up to 10,000 people with
in 5km radius of its vicinity.
The
district health department is bogged down by the need for more personnel and consequent adequate facilitation
for them and better infrastructure. The
challenge still stands to expand and consolidate health services, equip the
health units with drugs equipment and solar power.
The
health department has worked towards:
- - Increasing immunisation activity
- - Commissioned Buyinja Health Centre
- - Completed the construction of Nankoma HC to
spread out the health services.
Organisations
like UNICEF, Uganda Programme for Human Holistic Development (UPHOLD), The Aids
Support Organisation, GOAL, Church of God, Ministry of Health (MoH)/WHO, CDC/Centre
for Disease Control have helped in improving the health services in the
district.
Health facilities
There is a total of 30 health units of these 24 are government
added while 6 are owned by NGOs and private individuals.
| Type of health centre |
Government
|
NGOs / Private
|
| Hospital |
1
|
-
|
| HC IV |
2
|
-
|
| HC III |
8
|
2
|
| HC II |
13
|
4
|
| Total |
24
|
6
|
Personnel
Total number of health workers - 200
Doctors - 10
Nurses - 68
Midwives - 59
Health indicators
| Doctor Population ratio |
36,894
|
| Nurse Population ratio |
5,903
|
| Midwife to women in child bearing age group (15-49) |
1,476
|
| EPI (DPT3) coverage |
60%
|
| TT coverage |
|
| TTI |
108%
|
| TTII |
90%
|
| |
|
| Bed occupancy rate |
80-100 per day
|
| |
|
| Population and development indicators |
|
| Total Fertility Rate (TFR) |
7.2
|
| Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) |
126
|
| Life Expectancy at Birth |
48 Years
|
| Births to mothers (12-19 years) |
21%
|
| Births to mothers (35+ years) |
11%
|
| Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) |
505/100,000
|
| Orphaned (0-17) Mother dead |
2.68
|
| Orphaned (0-17) Father dead |
5.91
|
| Literacy Rate |
47%
|
| Households with Safe water |
16.4%
|
| Households with access to Electricity |
3.22%
|
| Annual Population growth Rate |
3.5
|
| Sanitation Coverage |
48%
|
| Adult Literacy rate |
23.7%
|
| Population Growth rate |
4.7
|
Sex ratio
|
94.4
|
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