Karanda Mission Hospital was established in 1961. It has grown to almost 150 beds. Staff see around 200-300 outpatients per day and do 10-20 surgeries per day.
Karanda Missionary Hospital has created an informational MPOX awareness document aligned with the MOHCC to answer a number of your questions and provide guidance as we monitor the situation.
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Ongoing projects at Karanda Mission Hospital requiring your support!
The Karanda Mission Hospital is thankful to have the ongoing support both locally and abroad - who come alongside us to meet the needs of the Zimbabwean people.
Learn more at https://t.co/msGGYBuzu1
The Karanda Mission Hospital's Primary School is getting a new and improved multi-sports court for volleyball, basketball and tennis! Once finished, the court will also be used by schools in the community for sports days and tournaments.
Stay tuned for updated progress!
Yesterday we had the absolute pleasure of hosting @friendshipbench to discuss how both teams can collaborate together and improve mental health awareness and services around the Karanda Mission Hospital's catchment area.
Need to talk? Help available at:
https://t.co/bv1QCbXCMW
This week we have a very special announcement:
Mrs Chimukangara is retiring from Karanda after an incredible 48 years of service!
As a pillar of the hospital she will be greatly missed and we hope she enjoys her time in retirement with her family! Congratulations from all of us!
The Karanda Community Care team partnered with the Rehab Department to visit a patient with cerebral palsy, providing necessary care to alleviate pain and other symptoms from his disease.
Learn more at https://t.co/nNRI5dwCkF
On Friday Dr. Sasa led our Grand Round Meeting which focused on Gestational Diabetes.
We praise the staff for the initiative to address and spread awareness through continued commitment to up to date knowledge and community awareness.
We celebrated August birthdays for all of our amazing staff! Together we enjoyed a delicious lunch and cake, and took the time to appreciate these wonderful team members. We wish them health and happiness for the future and thank them for everything they do for Karanda! ππ
Many thanks to @mapintl and @JNJNews for their assistance in getting desperately needed sutures to karanda hospital. These will allow for our doctors to perform many lifesaving operations.
Very grateful to work with @samaritanspurse to bring some much-needed updates and upgrades to our operating theaters at karanda hospital. New operating lights as well as anesthesia machines!
Many thanks to the 8 nurse graduates from karanda nursing school class of 2016 who returned to joins us for a few days of patient care. We were blessed by the reunion.
Karanda hospital has greatly missed having short term visitors this year to join in the joys and trials of patient care. Starting october 1, karanda will once again start welcoming visitors that are able to safely join us using the usual avenues to arrange trips.
Many thanks to Christian Aid Ministries, https://t.co/s23rBQGnQo , and Ontario Christian Gleaners, https://t.co/KFFUEuFcc2 , for a donation of food items that will be used to benefit our local community in an especially hard year.
Grateful for the assistance of the @mapintl, with assistance from @jnjglobalhealth, in helping to provide much-needed sutures for karanda hospital. The contributions of this program over the years have been essential to keeping the hospital open.