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CHILDREN’S SURGICAL HOSPITAL IN ENTEBBE
EMERGENCY’s Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe opened in April
2021 and offers free paediatric surgical care based on admission
criteria: the elec�ve surgery for children from 1 month to 18 years old
mainly deals with urological and gynaecological problems,
abnormali�es in the gastro-intes�nal tract, illnesses of hepatobiliary
system, male and female genitals abnormali�es, congenital cysts, and
other general surgery.
The hospital is a point of reference in Uganda for elec�ve paediatric
surgery, with opera�ons planned in advance and organised through
wai�ng lists, in order to systema�cally tackle deep-set problems in
Uganda and nearby countries. The hospital’s three opera�ng theatres
are used for surgery every day, tripling the number of paediatric
surgery beds in the country, and improving the life chances of hundreds
of pa�ents every year.
3 opera�ng theatres, 1 sterilisa�on room, intensive care, sub-intensive
care, ward, 1 emergency ward, 6 clinics, radiology, laboratory, blood
bank, CT, pharmacy, administra�on, cleaning services, guesthouse for
foreign pa�ents, recep�on and medical educa�on area, outdoor
games area.
Plot 120-122, Bishop Dunstan Nsubuga Road - Entebbe
Telephone: +256 (0) 414 3209040
Monday-Friday 8:00-17:00
Whatsapp: +256 779 657984
email: referral.entebbe@emergency.it
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