Lira University Hospital is the first University Teaching Hospital in Uganda. It is well known for training medical and allied health students. The hospital also offers clinical services to the communities in and around the University and sometimes even referrals for outside the Lango sub region. It is a 110 bed hospital which started offering medical care services in October 2018. The hospital was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on 1st November 2019.
This is a public hospital which charges a modest fee that is used for procuring medicines and medical supplies. Normal delivery is about (50,000/=), caesarean section is about (300,000/=). Major operations such as hysterectomy, thyroidectomy, laparotomy, and are charged (500,000/=). The highest operation charge is for prostatectomy which is (800,000/=). These charges may however be reviewed as circumstances warrant.

As a University Teaching Hospital, Lira University’s mandate is to produce health professionals in the medical and paramedical fields such as clinical, laboratory, therapeutic, nursing, dental, and community health sciences. A Teaching Hospital is used as a training facility for students but it also provides day to day traditional clinical functions of a hospital. The Teaching hospital is also a center for applied medical research expected to attract researchers from allover the world to conduct critical studies and inquiry into tropical medicine, pharmaceutical sciences including herbal medicine and a host of other medical research. Lira University Teaching Hospital has a poll of consultants who provide specialized consultancy services to our clients and help train students and mentor younger faculty staff.

1. The hospital still has inadequate investigative capacity due to lack of equipment in some of the essential units. At the moment, there is no x-ray services. However, the procurement of a modern x-ray machine is in advance stage. It is expected to be installed in July 2021.
2. The laboratory investigations are still limited because of difficulties in procuring laboratory reagents. Steps are being taken to solve this challenge.

These services include;

• Health promotion
• Sexual health services
• Counselling and Testing Services
• Nutrition Consultations
• Emergency assistance and first aid
• Common medication administration, injection and procurement
• Medical standby for campus major events and activities
• Hospital accompany service for staff and students

Working Hours
Daily Outpatient: 8:30AM- 8:00PM