By URN
The lack of electricity at Buseruka Health Center III in Hoima District is severely impacting health service delivery.
For nearly six months, the facility, which serves the sub-counties of Kabaale and Buseruka, has been operating without power after its transmission line was struck by lightning.
Patients requiring emergency services during nighttime hours face significant challenges due to the absence of electricity, leaving many residents frustrated and in dire need of a solution.
Rostiko Akugizibwe, the in charge of the facility told Uganda Radio Network (URN) in an interview that due to the lack of electricity, they face challenges during the night hours while attending to the patients.
He says, they have since July last year been asking the district leadership to fix the problem of electricity, but nothing has been done.
Sowedi Baguma, a resident of Buseruka trading center wonders why the government has taken long without addressing the challenge of electricity at the facility, yet it is very crucial in health service delivery.
Joy Kabaliisa, a patient who was found admitted at the facility said that there is a lot of darkness at the health center during the night hours and asked the district leadership to immediately intervene and reconnect power.
Uthuman Kadir Mugisha, the Hoima district LCV Chairperson explained that as district leaders, they are aware of the challenge and that they had already contacted UMEME to reconnect the facility.
