Mulago National Referral Hospital has called on the government to allocate Shs101bilion from Shs8billion the hospital gets as the only way to boost health services.
The remarks were made by Dr Byarugaba Baterana who is the Executive Director of Mulago but also the secretary of the Mulago hospital Board of Directors.
While sharing the progress and challenges the hospital is passing through, he noted that the hospital would do better but the money they get is very little.
He explained that the money can’t facilitate all the activities the hospital needs, such as paying workers, equipment among others.
Baterana says many people who come to Mulago demand for free medical services which is very expensive with the money the government allocates to them.
The meeting of board of Directors is to mitigate the challenges the hospital gets and seek for further finances from the government.
It’s remembered that Mulago Hospital started in 1913 by white missionaries and from that time has kept on upgrading with generations.
Currently the hospital has 1,550 beds, 7 oxygen plants and is the Teaching hospital for Makerere University School of Public Health.
