By Tolit Ivan & Agency
Authorities at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital have raised concerns over the increasing congestion at the hospital mortuary, which is overwhelmed by a growing number of unclaimed bodies from across Gulu City.
According to the authorities, the hospital six-body capacity mortuary is currently handling more than ten bodies at a time, the majority of them dumped by the police after being found dead or after fatal accidents.
Walter Uryek-Wun, the Hospital’s Principal Administrator, told Mega Fm that the situation is alarming, forcing them to task the Gulu city officials to prioritize constructing a city morgue to decongest the hospital mortuary.
Uryek-Wun noted that the construction of a city council morgue would ease the pressure being exerted on the referral hospital and ensure proper management of dead bodies, unlike currently, where bodies lie on the floor and are left untreated.
According to Uryek-Wun, while the hospital handles about six bodies weekly that come directly from the hospital, it receives an estimated 20 from outside the facility, which are brought and dumped by the police.
Innocent Ahimbisibwe, the Gulu City Council Clerk said the city council is fully committed to ensuring unclaimed bodies are buried fast enough in the city council mortuary, but downplayed any plans to construct a new city council morgue.
