By Our Reporter
31st July 2023
A heavy downpour has left a large section of the medical ward at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital flooded, bringing medical services to a halt for hours.
The flood water according to hospital officials seeped through a door neighbouring the newly built multi-billion maternity ward after a heavy downpour that started at about 5 pm on Sunday.
It took the assistance of the patient’s caretakers to clear the flooded water out of the wards to save the situation.
The Saturday incident followed a light rainfall but the heavy flood on Sunday evening left the entire medical ward flooded and the caretakers plus the patients had to fundraise and raised 11,000 Shillings to pay men to clear the water.
Walter Oriekwun, the Principal Hospital Administrator says that the flooding was caused by the poor drainage system which can’t carry a large volume of rainwater from the high-rise maternity building.
The hospital management has also embarked on the renovation of a section of the medical ward which had been facing a similar challenge.
According to officials at the facility, a total of 12 million Shillings was earmarked for the project which is already nearing completion.
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