Karanda Mission Hospital was established in 1961 to meet the needs of mission stations in the Zambezi River valley which were established as churches and then, as the abundant health care challenges were seen, small dispensaries/clinics were developed along with the churches (then came schools). To help the clinics, the hospital was built. Karanda is in a remote area of northern Zimbabwe nearest to Mount Darwin. Its location is approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the capital, Harare.
| Karanda Mission Hospital | |
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| The Evangelical Alliance Mission | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Karanda, Zimbabwe |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Mission hospital |
| Services | |
| Beds | 130 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1961 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.karanda.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Zimbabwe |
| Other links | Mission Hospital |
The mission complex has a nurse training school for around 55 students and a primary school offering grades 1-7 for children of the hospital staff. The hospital also offers a home-based care program that works with the Evangelical church, a non-denominational church very similar in doctrine to the Evangelical Free church in the US.
The hospital is licensed for 150 beds and on an average work day sees between 10–20 surgeries and 200–300 outpatients. The hospital's inpatient capacity is 90% full most of the time. The facility is known for the large number of surgical cases it handles as well as treating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, obstetrics, and hydrocephalus.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ministries edit
- Hospital
- Nursing School
- Elementary School
- Evangelical Church
- Community Outreach Programs
Photos edit
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The central courtyard at Karanda -
The nursing school -
A mother and child at Karanda -
The playground for children at Karanda
References edit
- ^ Stephens, Daniel. "Head Surgeon at Karanda".
- ^ Belz, Mindy. "Long hours and little thanks". www.worldmag.com. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ Samaritan's Purse International Relief website, at http://www.samaritanspurse.org/medical/karanda-mission-hospital-mt-darwin-zimbabwe/ .
- ^ Physicians Aiding Physicians Abroad website, at http://papamissions.org/portfolio/karanda-mission-hospital-in-zimbabwe/ Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine .
- ^ Team Zimbabwe website, at https://zimbabwe.team.org/ .
- ^ "Patients flock to Karanda hospital," May 12, 2013, in The Standard (Zimbabwe) online, at http://www.thestandard.co.zw/2013/05/12/patients-flock-to-karanda-hospital/ .
External links edit
- http://www.karanda.org—Home Page for Karanda Mission Hospital
- http://www.team.org—Website for The Evangelical Alliance Mission