Profile
Reflecting on the diocesan focused theme which was well articulated by the second Bishop of South Rwenzori Diocese The Rt. Rev. Jackson Nzerebende in his charge on the consecration day "Building on the existing foundation" with a vision for all people to experience the abundant life through the provision of the gospel of righteousness and social services, South Rwenzori Diocese sets a health mission targeting improving on quality of health service delivery through its Diocesan health facilities/centers.
This health mission target is in conjunction with the Uganda government focus on development of Minimum Health Care Package (MHCP) which aims at availability of health care services to the entire population in need, thus the stratification of health facilities into health centre I, II, III, IV, V, regional referral and National Referral Hospitals from bottom to top respectively; this stratification also provides for purposeful referral.
Socioeconomic Status
The economic status of the population is that the incomes per house hold lie between UgShs 400,000 and 600,000 per annum, which implies that majority of the people at District level live below the poverty line and people depend on subsistance farming which is dictated upon by the seasons, and which are beyond their control. This results in having rural poor population which becomes prone to diseases hence Diocesan mission to reach the poor people with health services.The commonly prevailing diseases that affect the population are Malaria, Respiratory tract infections, water related diseases (Diarrhea Diseases), intestinal worm infestation, malnutrition in children, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS scourge, cases of diabetes and other medical /surgical cases.
Because the population is poor, patients do not afford to pay for medical services given to them at subsidized rate, this then results into poor quality of health service delivery especially where there is no enough drug supply amidst under staffing with low motivation. This leaves individual health centers to struggle on their own without effective central support/coordination at the diocesan level, hence a need to build and strengthen the central coordination for quality service to be accessed by all people.