Tee-kworo maternity hospital has reached 65% of its completion stage

8 April 2025, 8:38 am

By Odong Daniel

Tee-Kworo Maternity Hospital in Buluji village, Otaka parish, Lamiyo subcounty in Agago district has reached 65% completion, with projections indicating it will be commissioned in October 2025.

The facility, officially named the Kworo–Sonic Healthcare Foundation Hospital, is a state-of-the-art 42-bed maternal health facility being built by Te-Kworo Foundation in partnership with Sonic Healthcare Foundation and Barbara May Foundation.

Amanya Arthur, the site engineer from Doxa Construction Company, confirmed that construction is expected to be completed by July 2025.

Te-Kworo Foundation is committed to providing pregnant women and their babies with access to safe, life-saving maternal healthcare in northern Uganda.

James Nabinson Kidega, the Resident District Commissioner of Agago, described the UGX 7 billion project as a “gift to the people of northern Uganda,” emphasising that it will provide free health services. As the government representative, he expressed his gratitude for witnessing such a major development.

Many women in northern Uganda face life-threatening risks during childbirth due to the lack of access to trained medical assistance. This facility aims to bring essential services closer to the people.

Leonard Opio Ojok, the Agago District LC V Chairperson, told our reporter that a good hospital does not need to be large but should have professional staff. He noted that if Tee-Kworo Hospital hires qualified personnel in its first three years during which donors will cover the operational costs, it will attract patients from across East Africa.

Situated on 20 acres, the hospital is expected to serve approximately 500,000 people in Agago, Pader, Abim, Otuke, Omoro, and the surrounding areas.

The new facility will replace Te-Kworo Foundation’s small Maternal and Child Health (MCH) clinic in Pader town council, which opened in 2017 and has been overwhelmed especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past two years, the clinic has facilitated 1,500 births and conducted more than 3,000 antenatal visits.

Acan Alice, the Executive Director of Tee-Kworo Foundation, explained that this project emerged from the mobile clinics they have been conducting in Pader and Nwoya. She encouraged the Acholi and Lango communities to embrace this gift.

Once completed, women and babies will have access to a blood bank, birthing suite, specialised newborn unit, operating theatre, and pathology services.

Dr. Browning will provide ongoing oversight and training to ensure high-quality healthcare services at the new hospital.