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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Patients seeking health services from Kilembe Mines Hospital in Kasese District are stranded following the government\u2019s decision to withdraw all medical supplies and funding in 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n

The government\u2019s decision also saw some staff transferred.<\/p>\n

The hospital has been devastated by floods from River Nyamwamba four times in the past years, pushing the government to stop investing in the facility prone to natural disasters.<\/p>\n

Dr Bernard Balyana, the medical superintendent of Kilembe Mines Hospital, said the decision has negatively impacted the facility\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the facility, patients are being attended to by a handful of staff who depend on user fees collected from locals,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Dr Balyana noted that before the government\u2019s decision, they had a total of 82 staff members. However, the entire hospital is now having only 14 staff members.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf the 14 staff members, there are two doctors, two midwives, an anesthetic assistant, a laboratory technician, and a visiting orthopedic surgeon,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Richard Bomera, the chairperson of Bulembia Division, wondered why the Ministry of Health has not reinstated the hospitals operations, despite recommendations from Parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cParliament made several recommendations last year, including staff retention, reactivation of the drug credit line, and construction of new premises for the hospital. It is baffling that the government condemned the old hospital site. Is the government showing contempt for Parliament?\u201d Mr Bomera questioned.<\/p>\n

Mr Zedekia Kambasu Kayiiri, the deputy town clerk of Kasese Municipal Council, revealed that the government had de-gazetted Kilembe Mines Hospital as a cost centre, indicating its reluctance to pay staff at the facility.<\/p>\n

Consequently, he said government had transferred staff to cost centres where they can receive salary payments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a public service reform, and the government only pays staff at cost centres. I cannot retain staff at Kilembe Mines Hospital, which is not a cost centre. Otherwise, employees there would go unpaid, and that\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d MrKayiiri said.<\/p>\n

Previously, the health facility was serviced through the Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS) credit line worth Shs353.4 million from the Joint Medical Stores.<\/p>\n

On December 2, 2022, Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, directed the deactivation of the credit line of Kilembe Mines Hospital.<\/p>\n

Last week, local leaders told Parliament\u2019s oversight committee on Government Assurance and Implementation to task the government to reinstate support for the facility due to its vital role in serving a large population.<\/p>\n

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