Patients at Kawolo hospital and residents of Buikwe district have threatened to demonstrate over the lack of an X-Ray facility at the hospital.

They have given the ministry of health upto the end of this month to repair the x-ray unit that was closed two months ago due to a mechanical breakdown.

Kawolo hospital that also handles patients from Buvuma, Mukono and Kayunga districts, has not been offering x-ray services to patients for the last 2 months.

The hospital administrator Haruna Wamala said the hospital requires 3 million shillings to have the machine fixed.

He adds that the money they receive from government is conditional and cannot be diverted.

Patients that require x-ray services are now referred to Rippons, a private unit in Jinja, which many say is very expensive.

The ministry of Permanent secretary Dr. Asuman Lukwago tells KFM that they have already contacted Phillips, the supplier of the machine to have the fault fixed.

Kawolo hospital built in 1968 is in the sorry state with many inadequacies including shortage of water as well as dilapidated structures.