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Makonde Christian Hospital ZACH Hospital Project
Accessibility of healthcare in rural and hard to reach areas in Zimbabwe is impeded by the conditon of physical, material, human, financial and managerial resources, along with societal barriers in the healthcare system. Health indicators are worsening drastically in Zimbabwe. Hospitals in the country are unable to undertake the most basic service delivery due to collapsed infrastructure and shortages of resources, equipment, and other essential supplies. The poor health performance has been exacerbated by pandemics and other outbreaks, like cholera, due to resource-limited settings that have unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation, inadequate hygiene treatment cost, and low energy supplies due to long load shedding used to treat the water.
Makonde Christian Hospital History
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Built in 1954 and opened in 1957, Makonde Christian Hospital is situated in a local town called Mhangura, in Mashonaland West Province Zimbabwe. This hospital is a 120 bedded referral center for nine satellite clinics. The Hospital serves a population of approximately 70,000, but is operating at 85 bedding capacity due to its remote location and distance. Acting as the designated hospital for Makonde District while also offering services to bordering districts, namely Zvimba and Hurungw, the hospital focuses on the rural and hard to reach populations.
Makonde Christian Hospital Today
The Health Facility offers health care services which include Family Child Health, Laboratory Services, Pharmacy Services, Maternity Services, Opportunistic Infections (O.I) Services, Rehabilitation Services, X-ray Services, Laundry Services, Kitchen Services, Ambulance Services, Theatre Services, VIAC Services, In-Patients Services, Out-Patients Services, and Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services. (VMMC)
The hospital has an official establishment of 82 staff members. Out of that number, 14 also cover human resource gaps caused by the migration of staff to the diaspora.
20 years later to date, the condition of the hospital has dilapidated and it is in need of major repairs and remodelling.
