Uganda Heart Institute
Hospital in Kampala
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| February 2025 | Uganda's Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja officially flagged off the beginning of construction for the initial 250-bed hospital, which will include 40 acute care cardiac beds, three operating theaters, and two cardiac catheterization rooms. |
| October 2024 | Construction of the Uganda Heart Institute is expected to commence, with Arab Contractors Uganda Limited awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract at US$45.4 million. |
| July 2024 | Government tribunal ruled in favor of Arab Contractors regarding the Uganda Heart Institute construction contract dispute with two Chinese construction companies. |
| March 2024 | New Vision newspaper reported the total borrowed amount from three Middle Eastern lenders as USh223 billion (equivalent to US$61 million). |
| July 2022 | A consortium of Saudi Fund for Development, OPEC Fund for International Development, and Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa agreed to lend US$75 million for establishing a state-of-the-art heart surgery and treatment centre in Naguru, Kampala. |
| April 2022 | Dr. John Omagino, Executive Director of UHI, disclosed the acquisition of land in the Naguru–Nakawa Government Complex to build a 250-bed hospital, potentially expandable to 1,000 beds. |
| April 2018 | The Uganda Heart Institute performed its first catheter ablation procedure using radiofrequency ablation method. A cohort of 11 patients with abnormal heart rhythms underwent the procedure, with all patients benefiting and recovering well. |
| January 22 2018 | An all-Ugandan team of 14 healthcare specialists performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery at the Uganda Heart Institute. The successful 10-hour operation cost USh18 million (approx. US$5,000), significantly less than the approximately USh300 million (US$83,000) cost in a South African private hospital. |
| November 2016 | Uganda Heart Institute acquired land along Owen Road in the Mulago neighborhood for a new headquarters complex, with a total project budget of US$65 million. |
| August 2015 | Government of Uganda began plans to break ground for a new 200-bed hospital named Uganda Institute of Cardiothoracic Diseases, to be funded by a US$64.9 million loan from the Islamic Development Bank. |
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