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Video courtesy of Parliament Watch Ug
Women at Jinja District Hospital are reportedly being forced to sleep outside after giving birth, as the facility struggles with just 18 beds and lacks an X-ray machine.
Jinja District Woman Representative Peace Tibyaze told Parliament that the hospital’s limited bed capacity is largely occupied by mothers recovering from Caesarean sections, leaving women who deliver normally and some expectant mothers without beds.
She said some of the affected women are forced to sleep outside the hospital as they wait for space to become available.
Tibyaze also raised concern over the lack of X-ray services at the hospital, saying the gap further limits access to essential diagnostic care for patients in the district.
She called for urgent intervention to improve the hospital’s infrastructure and equipment to meet the needs of the growing population.
Tibyaze also highlighted challenges at Nakajo Health Centre III, which she said has been constructed and equipped but remains uncoded, limiting its ability to fully operate within the public health system.
She further called for the establishment of a Health Centre IV in Butembe County, saying residents lack access to a facility offering higher-level health services.
The concerns have renewed calls for investment in health infrastructure in Jinja District, particularly maternity services, where limited bed capacity is putting additional pressure on mothers and health workers.
