Lira Regional Referral Hospital

30/03/2026

Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Board lauds Lira Hospital for Rapid Transformation

Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) today Monday 30th March, 2026, hosted a delegation from Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH) for a benchmarking and experience-sharing visit aimed at strengthening healthcare service delivery.

The delegation, led by Board Chairperson Dr. Paul Onek Awil, was taken on a guided tour of key hospital units, including the SANAS-accredited satellite laboratory, dialysis unit, intensive care unit, accident and emergency unit, and the newly established 45 bed capacity gynecology ward.

Speaking during the visit, the Hospital Director, Dr. Andrew Odur, highlighted the core values driving LRRH’s transformation—patient-centered care, timely service delivery, cleanliness, and accountability.

“This visit is a vote of confidence in the progress we are making. It also challenges us to sustain and continuously improve the high standards we have set,” said Dr. Odur. “Knowledge sharing among institutions is essential, as even small innovations can significantly improve service delivery.”

Dr. Paul Onek Awil applauded Lira Regional Referral Hospital’s leadership, noting that the facility’s progress in patient care, diagnostics, infrastructure, and human resource management has set a strong example.

“While Lira and Gulu operate at the same level, we have consistently received reports of Lira’s outstanding performance. Our visit has confirmed these achievements, as the level of activity and service delivery here is remarkable,” he said.

Dr. Morris Ojara, representing the Director of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, noted that Lira RRH was selected for benchmarking based on Ministry of Health performance data, which ranks it among the top-performing hospitals in the country.

He added that the delegation will adopt lessons learned in governance, partnerships, planning, and service delivery to improve healthcare outcomes in the Acholi sub-region.

Gulu Regional Referral Hospital becomes the third facility to benchmark with Lira Regional Referral Hospital in the past month, following similar visits by Kabale and Jinja Regional Referral Hospitals.

27/03/2026

Lira Regional Referral Hospital Sports team will today Friday 27th March, 2026, face off with staff team in a friendly match.

The kick-off time is 4:00Pm.

Other games which will be played include; Volleyball,Netball and Tug of war.

Our Hospital Director Dr.Andrew Odur will lead the attacking force.

Passion for Excellence is our Motto.

21/03/2026

Parliament Commends Lira Regional Referral Hospital for enhanced quality health care, budget performance

The Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Commitee (PAC Central) have commended Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) for high budget performance, with absorption rate standing at 97% and provison of enhanced quality health care to the citizens.

In the financial year 2024/2025, Parliament allocated shillings 18B to Lira Regional Referral Hospital which has a bed capacity of 456 and serves 10 districts in Lango sub-region with a population of 2.6 Million people.

LRRH top management led by Hospital Director Dr Andrew Odur who is also the Accounting Officer, appeared before the PAC Commitee on Thursday 19th March, 2026 chaired by Hon.Gorreth Namugga to respond to queries raised in the Auditor General's report for 2024/2025 financial year.

Hon Namugga says it's commendable that LRRH is meeting all its statutory obligations and ensuring budget absorption of upto 97%.

"Director and your team, I want to commend Lira Regional Referral Hospital for this high budget absorption rate, meeting all statutory obligations is important，you are doing well at 97%, next time ，I want you to improve and be at 100%" says Hon.Namugga.

PAC Members were also happy with the hospital leadership for the increased quality health care services to the citizenry.

"In other places, there is alot of corruption, people told us there are no free services including delivery, but I want to thank you for offering free services to our people, remarked committee chair Hon Namugga.

The committee also applauded the Hospital for increasing its revenue collection through the private wing service which nearly doubled in one year, from shillings 335M to 650M significantly contributing to the consolidated account.

The Hospital Director Dr Andrew Odur while appearing to the committee requested Parliament to increase funds to the Hospital to construct a complex structure to address the ever increasing patient number.

Dr Odur also informed Parliament about the Hospital strategic plans which include; increasing the Intensive care unit bed capacity from the current 3 to 10, procuring more five dialysis machine to increase to 10 from the current 5,increasing neonatal unit bed capacity from 30 to 60, constructing new storage capacity amongst others.

20/03/2026

Warm wishes from our Hospital Board, Management and staff, Eid Mubarak.

May this day bring you Great Health, endless Joy and Peace.

Passion for Excellence.

18/03/2026

Video: Our Senior Consultant Peadiatrician Dr. William Oyang yesterday Tuesday 17th March, 2026, briefed the Media about the Hospital's Outreach program and the strides being made to ensure access to quality medical care.

18/03/2026

LRRH takes Essential Health care Services Closer to Communities in Kole District

‎Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) on Tuesday March 17th, 2026 successfully conducted an integrated community health outreach at Alito Health Center III in Kole District, reaffirming its mandate and commitment to increasing access to specialised and quality healthcare services for underserved populations.
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‎The outreach delivered a comprehensive package of essential medical services, including Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBS & GYN), dental care, ultrasound scanning, HIV prevention services, mental health assessment eye care services, laboratory diagnostics, and general outpatient care.
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‎Dr. William Oyang, the Senior Consultant Paediatrician who led the team and represented Hospital Director Dr Andrew Odur, applauded the community members for turning up in big numbers, pledging to continuously conduct more outreaches in order to improve quality of life of people in the region.
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‎Dr Oyang added that besides provision of medical services, the Hospital team transferred skills and knowledge to the health workers at Alito Health Center III especially in the area of cancer screening and ultra sound scan.
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‎"We attended to expectant mothers who had never had Ultra scan, they were so happy for this service " remarked Dr Oyang.
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‎A total of 675 community members benefited from the initiative, receiving timely and much-needed medical attention within their locality.

The outreach significantly reduced barriers to healthcare access, particularly for vulnerable groups who often faced challenges reaching higher-level health facilities.
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The outreach program underscores ‎LRRH's unwavering commitment to improving health outcomes and expanding access to quality healthcare for all, particularly in hard-to-reach and underserved populations.
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‎LRRH remains dedicated to strengthening community health systems through regular outreach programs and collaborative efforts aimed at ensuring no one is left behind in accessing essential health services.
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06/03/2026

UPDATE: The Minister of Health also Lira City Woman MP Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero will tomorrow Saturday 7th, March 2026, preside over the Commissioning of the new Gynecology and Fistula ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital.

The function will begin at 9:00Am.

The new ward has:

45 bed capacity

Training Centre for Medical workers on Urogynevology.

Offices for Doctors and nursing staff.

27/02/2026

IMPOSTER ARRESTED FOR DEFRAUDING UNSUSPECTING PATIENTS AT LIRA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL

Lira Regional Referral Hospital Security team working closely with the Uganda Police Force on Thursday 26th February, 2026 , at around 1000 hours, arrested a one Okello Moses from the female surgical ward for defrauding shillings 200,000 from a patient's caregiver, to expedite medical services and surgery.

Impersonating as a Medical Officer working at the Hospital, Okello hoodwinked the unsuspecting caregiver and solicited for a total of shillings 500,000 which he says would facilitate a "quick medical procedure".

The suspect reportedly insisted that he is given a deposit of shillings 200,000 before working on the patient and remaining balance paid later.

The caregiver reported the matter to our security team who alerted the Police leading to his arrest immediately, after receiving the money.

The case has been registered at Lira City Central Police Station under reference 32/26/02/2026 , with the case of theft of cash and impersonation preferred against him. We shall collaborate with the Police and render all necessary support to ensure that justice is served.

The Management would like to inform the public that within the month of February , 2026, we have arrested more than 5 people under similar circumstances.

Our security is on 24 hour alert aided by CCTV surveillance to ensure safety of our dear patients, hospital assets and visitors.

Please report to the Hospital authorities such cases from time to time as we make Lira Regional Referral Hospital better for ALL.

18/02/2026

Kabale Regional Referral Hospital Board and members of Top Management Benchmarks at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, commend best practices

A delegation from Kabale Regional Refferal Hospital ( ) comprising of board members and top Management led by the Chairperson board, Dr Ananaria Muhunde and Hospital Director Dr Filbert Nyeko on Wednesday 11th February 2026, visited Lira Regional Refferal Hospital to benchmark and share collegial experiences on the health service delivery.

The benchmarking tour covered the following areas; Quality of clinical care, infrastructural development, hospital land management, functionalization of private wing, and research for decision making.

During the visit, LRRH top management led by Hospital Director Dr Andrew Odur highlited to the visiting team, the strides the hospital has made progressively in ensuring that the citizenry get high quality medical care.

Dr Odur says that the Hospital Management LRRH was impressed by the trust and confidence that other institutions have in the Hospital, adding that this has challenged the team to reflect even the more.

"We take the benchmarking very seriously, it gives us alot of reflection, adding that the time one starts to do something good, is a big challenge for more work", remarked Odur during the visit.

He says the visit has given the LRRH team more energy and encouragement to deliver more for the people of Lango.

Lira Regional Hospital Principal Hospital Administrator Peter Okello Odeke in his address said that the hospital management was grateful for the decision that Kabale RRH took to visit LRRH bringing cross pollination of ideas and bonding between the two Hospitals.

Dr Anania Muhunde, the Chairperson board of Kabaale Regional Refferal Hospital revealed that they chose to visit Lira Hospital because they were impressed by how the hospital is fast growing and improving the quality of services being offered to the populace.

"We must accept that we have learnt alot from Lira Regional Refferal Hospital and success is clear result of clear thinking" says Dr Muhende.

Kabaale Regional Refferal Hospital Director Dr Filbert Nyeko applauded LRRH for hosting them, adding that the visit was very impactful.

Following the benchmarking visit, Dr Muhende urged the team to go and implement the things they have learnt from Lira Regional Refferal Hospital which they will call it "Lira Declaration", emphasizing the need to start small just like Lira is doing and allowing to learn quickly from the mistakes and move forward.

The new innovations which the Kabaale Regional Hospital team appreciated from LRRH are super specialized services like dialysis, Peadratic surgery, orderliness, cleanliness and good walk-ways. They were also amazed at how the management was able to attract external donors, motivate the staffs to work with minimal supervision and keep a clean hospital despite the huge number of patients.

18/02/2026

In case you missed it: On Wednesday 11th February 2026, a delegation from Kabale Regional Referral Hospital led by the Chairperson Board Dr Muhende Ananania and Hospital Director Dr Filbert Nyeko toured Lira Regional Referral Hospital.

The Host Hospital leadership led Dr Andrew Odur shared experiences on how the hospital is delivery quality health services to the people.

On Wednesday 11th February 2026, a delegation from Kabale Regional Referral Hospital led by the Chairperson Board Dr Muhende Ananania and Hospital Director D...

18/02/2026

VIDEO: The Director of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital Dr. Filbert Nyeko shares his experiences and some of the best practices they learnt from Lira Regional Referral Hospital during their benchmarking tour.

The Director of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital shares his experiences and some of the best practices they learnt from Lira Regional Referral Hospital duri...