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Avilla Mission Hospital
Avila Hospital is located in Nyanga North, adjacent to Mutoko to the north and Mozambique to the east, approximately 117 kilometers from Nyanga town. The hospital serves an estimated catchment population of about 8,058 people in the ward and also provides care to residents of Mutoko, which is only 7 kilometers away by conventional routes. Situated in the lowlands of the district, classified as region 5 in terms of agricultural zones in Zimbabwe, the area is particularly susceptible to droughts. This vulnerability contributes to a high prevalence of diseases such as malaria and malnutrition among the local population.
Malaria is a significant health concern, affecting the community for more than half of the year. Additionally, injuries and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are prevalent, largely due to activities in the surrounding mining areas. For cases requiring advanced medical attention, Avila Hospital refers patients to Elim Mission Hospital, located 20 kilometers away, Regina Coeli Mission Hospital at 60 kilometers, or Nyanga District Hospital, depending on the severity of the condition.
In summary, Avila Hospital plays a crucial role in addressing health challenges within its catchment area, particularly in combating malaria and managing injuries and STIs related to local mining activities.
St Peter’s Mission Hospital
St Peter’s Mission Hospital is a Catholic institution under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare, situated in Chipinge South, 130 km from Chipinge town. The hospital was established in 1957 by the Roman Catholic Church authorities as a Poly clinic and was staffed by the Carmelite sisters. St Peter’s Mission Hospital acquired a hospital status in 1995, and has a bed capacity of 120 beds. The catchment area has 16263 people. It is a referral facility for 14 clinics in Chipinge South, and 3 clinics in Masvingo Province. It has 3 resident doctors, and an establishment of 35 nurses. They refer patients to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital which is about 245km away. The most referred cases maternity cases, and all cases that need specialist management. The maternity department is busy day and night deliveries conducted can be up to around 70 per week and 320 per month, of which about 55 are Caesarian Section deliveries. Their waiting mothers’ home can shelter 90 mothers or more at a given time. Chipinge South is the most burdened region with malaria in the District. Other common conditions/ diseases include malnutrition, sexually transmitted infections, respiratory infections and communicable diseases such as cholera, which translates to the high patient attendance at St Peter’s Mission Hospital than the rest of the District.
Mt Melleray Mission Hospital
Is a Catholic Church owned hospital was founded in the year 1946, in Nyanga District. The hospital was granted the status of a rural hospital in 1988 and in 2019 it was granted a general hospital status. It was initially under the jurisdiction of Dominican sister but handed over to Mutare Diocese in the 1980s, which remains the responsible authority to date. It is situated about 38 kilometres from Nyanga district hospital along a gravel road. The institution is surrounded by 6 clinics which refer patients to the facility for further management. It is a 60 bedded hospital, surrounded by 15 villages, 3 communal lands and 3 boarding schools and 3 day schools. The estimated catchment population is 7225. Its establishment is 9 qualified Nurses, 10 Nurse Aides, 3 General hands, 1 Pharmacy Technician, 1 Laboratory Technician, 4 Primary counsellors and 2 Drivers and 1 Doctor. Mt Melleray hospital refers patients to Nyanga District Hospital; mainly maternity and neonatal cases. The hospital is in the process of upgrading to a general hospital. There is a lot of activity at the health facility, which include construction of staff houses, construction of an X-ray room, and other renovation works. A lot is still outstanding when it comes to matching the upgrade status with what is available on the site. Some important equipment such as an X-ray machine and Ultra sound scan have been purchased already.
Donal Lamont Poly Clinic
The Donal Lamont Polyclinic is located in the Usanga area of Chipinge District in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. It is under the jurisdiction of the Handmaids of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, commonly known as the Carmelite Sisters. Usanga is a new resettlement area falling under Ward 8. The Donal Lamont Polyclinic will be targeting people from 3 areas having no health centre, which are Usanga, Naphaton, St Kelvin and those from other areas within Chipinge with an estimated catchment population of 16,335. It is about 5km from Chipinge town using the winding road. They refer patients to Chipinge District Hospital. The location is across a big river that makes it difficult to access the area. Bed capacity is 30 beds. It opened its doors on 2 February 2019, but is yet to open officially. It is being manned by 4 nurses and 1 general hand whilst waiting for staff allocation from the Ministry of Health and Child Care.
St Andrew’s Mission Hospital
St Andrew’s is located south-west of Mutare District, Manicaland in Zimbabwe, in the Marange area. Marange area is popularly known by religious objectors for Health care services because the area is dominated by the Johane Marange church members, they also have their headquarters in the area. The catchment population of the hospital is about 9500 people, of wards 24, 23 and 26. It is surrounded by 16 villages and 7 schools, one of which is a boarding school. Their referral hospitals are Sakubva District Hospital and Victoria Chitepo Hospital for maternity cases and general cases respectively. The distance to the referral hospitals is 80km, and the main referral cases are maternity. The staff establishment of the hospital is 7 qualified nurses. It is one of the busiest health facilities amongst our rural hospitals. The 8 nearby clinics have a tendency of referring patients to the facility though it has no doctor. Services offered at the hospital include maternity, OPD, admissions, HIV/OI/ART and vaccinations. It also has 6 outreach points which are visited once every month.
Triashill Mission Hospital
Triashill Mission Hospital is located in Mutasa District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. The catchment area is estimated to be 4142. 3 schools and 8 villages are served by the hospital. Its establishment is 20 staff members, of which 5 are qualified nurses. The hospital has a bed capacity of 50 beds. Their referral hospital is Bonda Mission Hospital, which is 35km away. Services offered include ante-natal, Labour and delivery, post-natal, out-patients, vaccinations, admissions, OI/ART services and waiting mothers’ home.
St Theresa Mission Hospital
St Therese Mission Hospital is situated in Makoni District, west of Rusape town, in Manicaland Province. It is in the remote rural areas of the District, making it very fertile for mission work. It is one of the Mission hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare, in Zimbabwe. It was established in 1962 as a rural hospital by Carmelite priests, and serves about 7000 people in the surrounding 42 villages of ward 39. The catchment area stretches for more than 20 kilometres. Most people residing in the area are peasant farmers who have very little surplus from their field produce. The agriculture practices are still backwards such that the production is also low; they use cattle for farming. But the people are very friendly and cooperative. It also serves 7 schools in the ward, one of which is a boarding school. Services offered include consultation, antenatal care, post-natal care, immunization, maternity, HIV testing and counselling, OI/ART, admissions, outreach services. The average patient flow per week is 200 patients, whilst the average admissions per week is 15 per week, most of which are maternity cases. The bed capacity of the hospital is 56. The referral hospital for St Therese Mission Hospital is Rusape District Hospital and average referral per week is 5 patients. We are hopeful that the institution will be upgraded to a General Hospital once we have a Doctor. The hospital has no resident Doctor, has a staff establishment of 10 qualified Nurses (2 posts are currently vacant). Quality health care services are offered at this hospital.
St Barbara’s Mission Hospital
St Barbara’s Mission Hospital is situated in Mutasa District, in Manicaland Province, in Zimbabwe. It is about 90km north of Mutare city. The hospital serves a population of around 4000 people, in a rural area setting. The hospital also offer services to 3 schools; 2 primary and 1 secondary in its catchment area, Ward 13, Nyamhuka. It was established in 1928 as a small clinic and was upgraded to a rural hospital in 1988, a status which it has to date. The hospital has an establishment of 5 qualified Nurses; but currently 2 nurses are working at the hospital. Its bed capacity is 65 beds and they refer patients to Bonda Mission Hospital which is about 25km from the institution. Most of the people in the area are peasant farmers, who access most of the services at the hospital free of charge. Services offered at the hospital are mainly primary health care services which include out-patient services, ante-natal care services, labour and delivery, post-natal care services, HIV and testing and counselling, OI and ART, in-patient services and family and child health among others. The main power source at the hospital is electricity, but it is becoming more and more unreliable because of the power cuts that are increasing day after day, yet it is very expensive to use a generator for long periods. The hospital income is quite low. Using other forms of energy such as solar are more advantageous because it is cheaper and at the same time environmental friendly.
Regina Coeli Mission Hospital
Regina Coeli Mission hospital was founded in 1952 as a Rural Mission hospital. The hospital is situated in what is known as the Eastern Highlands, about 11km from the border with Mozambique. It is in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, Nyanga district where it connects to west where Elim Hospital and it has 71 staff members, including the nurses, ancillary and doctors. The catchment area is 6745 and it serves as a referral centre for 10 surrounding clinics. The bed capacity for the hospital is 100 and the busiest department is the maternity. The referral hospital for Regina Coeli Mission Hospital is Nyanga District Hospital which is 64 km away via a tarred road all through. When the Sisters of Charity assumed responsibility of running the hospital, a school of Nursing was opened. The Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa replaced the Sisters of Charity in 1975. The Dominican Sisters took over from the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa, who worked at the hospital until 2019 when they were then replaced by Carmelite Sisters. In 2005, the Carmelite Priests moved from the Mission and replaced by Diocesan Priests who remain the responsible Authority to date.
St Joseph’s Mission Hospital120
St Joseph’s Mission Hospital is a Church-run institution under the jurisdiction of the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare. It is in Sakubva, Mutare District and works hand-in hand with the Ministry of Health and Child Care in Zimbabwe. St Joseph’s Mission Hospital is the only hospital in urban settings of all the hospitals under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare. The estimated population in the catchment area which they serve is 28329. St Joseph’s hospital has a bed capacity of 120. The hospital was opened in 1957 as a referral hospital for tuberculosis. In May 2010, a shift was made from a sanatorium to a general hospital. The departments at the hospital are maternity, OPD General, OPD Paediatric, X-ray, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Dental VIAC, Laundry, Kitchen and Wards. The staff establishment for St Joseph’s include 30 qualified nurses and 3 doctors. The maternity department is the busiest of all the departments. Matermity and general patients are referred to Sakubva District Hospital and Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital respectively. The hospital is under expansion to meet the demand for health care services that has since been evident from the time it was converted to a general hospital. St Joseph’s has become a model of quality health care services in Mutare urban.
Murambinda Mission Hospital
Queen of Peace, Murambinda Mission Hospital is a hospital under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare in Manicaland Province. It is located in Buhera District, approximately 140km from Mutare. It is owned by the Little Company of Mary Sisters who are responsible for its administration and is the designated District Hospital for the same District. The hospital was founded in 1968 by the current responsible authority and their bed capacity stands at 200. The hospital also has a school of nursing for both basic training and post basic. The catchment population of the hospital is more than 300000 people and there is always a lot of activity 24 hours everyday. The number of authorised posts for nurses is 65, whilst they have 4 doctors. The hospital is a referral for all health facilities in Buhera District and they receive patients from all over the country. They refer patients to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital.
St Michael’s Mission Hospital
St Michael’s Mission Hospital is a Catholic institution situated in ward 36 of Makoni North, 123 km from Rusape town. 82km of the road is on gravel road, poorly maintained; currently in a very bad state. The hospital was established in 1965 by the Roman Catholic Church authorities as a small clinic and was staffed by the Carmelite sisters. St Michael’s Mission Hospital acquired a rural hospital status in 1988, and has a bed capacity of 60 beds. The catchment area covers ward 3, 4 and 36 of Makoni District, and the total population is estimated 10041 people. St Michael’s Mission Hospital is a Catholic institution situated in ward 36 of Makoni North, 123 km from Rusape town. The hospital was established in 1965 by the Roman Catholic Church authorities as a small clinic and was staffed by the Carmelite sisters. Now the hospital is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare. St Michael’s Mission Hospital acquired a rural hospital status in 1988, and has a bed capacity of 60 beds. The catchment area covers ward 3, 4 and 36 of Makoni District, and the total population is estimated 9041 people. Its establishment is 7 general nurses, 8 ancillary staff, 2 counsellors and 7 nurse aides. It refers patients to Rusape General Hospital for further management.
