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The trauma of finding yourself in Butabika
Many patients hate the place, but some are thankful for how the hospital has transformed their lives.
Getting into the hospital is easy, but leaving is hard. For a patient to get a discharge, a number of parties have to all agree and upend their signatures. Illustrations by Phillip Nsamba
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Butabika is the country's national referral mental hospital. A journalist was admitted there for three months and discovered the side of the coin that Ugandans do not see