Locations

Andara is located about 200 km east of Rundu.

Andara District Hospital is a Catholic state hospital located directly on the Kavango River in the Kavango East region. The hospital has 120 beds and is usually cared for by 2-3 doctors as well as 19 nurses. It has the following departments:

OPD (outpatient treatments, similar to a doctor’s office in Switzerland)
Emergency (365 days, 24 hours)
Men’s, women’s, tuberculosis, child, and maternity ward
X-ray station
Pharmacy
Pathology Department

Grootfontein Hospital is located 250 km south of Rundu.

It is a District Hospital class C with 145 beds and 5 doctors. It performs and supports all the tasks of clinics and health centers.

The hospital has all the facilities to treat and prevent simple diseases throughout. There is a pharmacy, constantly present doctors and nurses. The training of the health worker can be completed in the hospital Grootfontein. In addition, the hospital has an intensive-care unit.

Nankudu Hospital is located 120 km west of Rundu.

Since autumn 2017 we are also active in the west of Rundu, towards Nkurenkuru. Nankudu Hospital is a state-owned hospital with 196 beds and is one of the larger hospitals in the north.

The hospital has the following departments:

OPD (outpatient treatments, similar to a doctor’s office in Switzerland)
Emergency (365 days,24 hours)
Men, tuberculosis, maternity ward
Pharmacy
Female ward, Paed ward, pathology dept.
From the report of one of the first doctors who was in Nankudu: “In northern Namibia, the positive aspects far outweigh: consistently friendly, humorous, eager to learn people, grateful for the joint work and cultural exchange of ideas.

The largest state hospital in the Kavango region

With 600 employees and around 300 beds, the State Hospital Rundu is the largest state hospital in the Kavango-Region.

In Namibia, there is a serious shortage of doctors and nurses. For example, doctors are from a wide range of African countries including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and others.

with a wide range of nursing training work together. Most nurses and midwives come from Namibia.

The absolute flexibility of the employees is required. There is no part-time work. If you have a job in the health profession, you work 100% or even more.

The health service here in Rundu, the only one of the state hospitals, also includes physiotherapy. An occupational therapist is currently working in Rundu.

Nyangana Hospital is located 100km east of Rundu

It is a Catholic state hospital and has 154 beds. The patients are usually cared for by 2 to 3 doctors and about 20 nurses. There are the following departments:

OPD (outpatient treatment like a doctor’s office in Switzerland)
Emergency (365 days,24 hours)
Men, tuberculosis, maternity ward
X-ray station
Pharmacy
Female ward, Paed ward, Pathology dept