Makerere University Hospital

The mission is to provide the best care to every client through personal and shared commitment to excellence in clinical practice, education, research, and innovation, while fostering partnership with Makerere University College of Health Sciences. Makerere University Hospital has been in existence since 1978 and has served not only as a center for providing healthcare services but also as a center for training, research. The Hospital is managed by Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) and all CHS departments are reflected at the Hospital and highly supported by professionals from the College of Health Sciences (CHS). It offers both curative and preventive services. The dental unit offers extraction, scaling, polishing and filling-in services for the teeth. There is also a new and modern X-ray unit which deals with all X-ray diagnosis. The Laboratory concerns itself with examining samples of blood, stool and Urine. The maternal Child-health and Family Planning Clinic deals with the immunization of children and students, dispenses vaccines and contraceptives. There is also a small dispensary which dispenses all essential drugs for treatment of any ailments. The University ambulance service is available 24 hours and so are the nurses, on the ward in case of emergencies