Butabika Hospital was established in 1955, and is the only National Referral Mental Health Institution in the country. The hospital provides general and specialized mental health treatment for mental health patients and is a teaching hospital for a broad range of mental health specialists, from nursing to postgraduate students. Butabika Hospital also provides primary healthcare services to the people from the surrounding area as well as supports other hospitals within the referral system, while also providing technical advice to the Health Service Commission and to policy-making bodies. Finally, Butabika Hospital is an important platform for research into mental health trends in Uganda, and approaches to tackling the problem.
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