Paediatrics & Child Health

Paediatrics & Child Health

The paediatrics department is the largest department or ward at st.pauls hospital kasese and is responsible for the provision of the majority of primary healthcare services for children. We have provided quality child health services that have enabled thousands of vulnerable and unprivileged children opportunities for survival.

Our services include treatment for common childhood illnesses like malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, anemia, malnutrition, and neonatal conditions. We also care for children with sickle cell disease, childhood cancers, and other serious conditions.

Our team consists of pediatric specialists, nurses, and surgeons who provide 24/7 emergency care. We run outpatient and inpatient services, including general pediatric clinics, rapid access clinics for urgent cases, and immunization programs both at the hospital and in the community.

Training

• The department is involved in the teaching of medical personnel. Certificate and Diploma students from Rwenzori school of nursing and midwifery

Meeting challenges and Plans for the Future

• Late presentation of patients severely hinders the patients’ chances of a speedy and good recovery. The department is coordinating, on an on-going basis, an awareness campaign through the peripheral Health Centres.
• We have already added a second Nursery unit for the management of premature babies and we are planning a new Neonatal unit which will be situated between Maternity and the Children’s Ward.