Seven months on, Hoima dialysis keeps patients from
Hoima Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda has successfully established a local dialysis unit, eliminating the need for patients to travel to Kampala for treatment. This development has significantly reduced costs and improved accessibility for patients in the Bunyoro sub-region.
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Seven months on, Hoima dialysis keeps patients from Kampala referrals
The hospital director, Dr Ibrahim Bwaga, told Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on September 16, 2026, that the facility had not referred dialysis patients to Kampala for the past seven months.
Hoima Regional Referral Hospital has been providing dialysis services for seven months now. (Courtesy photo)
Seven months after Hoima Regional Referral Hospital began providing dialysis services, patients from the Bunyoro sub-region are no longer being referred to Kampala for the life-sustaining treatment.
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