Muni University announced plans for a Teaching and Research Hospital on 10 acres of its main campus, to address gaps in specialist care, clinical training and health research in West Nile.
According to the announcement, the Government of Uganda has earmarked Shs160 billion for the project and released at least Shs30 billion for its first phase. Construction was expected to begin in the 2026/2027 financial year and take about two and a half years, including equipment. This announcement described a 250-bed hospital.
Planned facilities include biomedical laboratories, lecture theatres, operating theatres, outpatient departments, radiology, and neonatal and main intensive care units.
Read what followed: the media briefing and the groundbreaking.