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Thanks to the help of our Donors and Friends, the everyday challenges we have to face become much easier – thank you! See what’s new.

  • Katondwe in Polish media

    The activities of the Afriquia Foundation, which is friendly with us, are not only medical assistance, but also building awareness of those in need. Mr. Bartłomiej Osadnik, MD, the president of the Foundation, was recently a guest on Dzień Dobry TVN (a popular Polish morning show), where he talked about our work and the challenges we face. Thanks to this, we can reach a wider audience and encourage them to support our activities.

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  • 1.5% Tax for the Hospital in Katondwe

    Your gesture truly matters to us – TOGETHER we can do more! Thanks to the funds raised, we can finance children's treatment, provide vaccines, and equip the hospital with medical supplies.
    Please remember us! To support the hospital in Katondwe, simply enter the following in your tax return: 📌 KRS Number: 0000607263 with the note – Katondwe Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! ❤️


  • Afriquia Foundation Doctors in Katondwe

    At the beginning of January, we had the pleasure of hosting a group of orthopedic surgeons from the Afriquia Foundation. They installed a C-arm, a specialized X-ray machine that provides precise imaging during surgical procedures, in our modern operating room.

    This was a wonderful culmination of two years of preparations to create an orthopedic operating room in our hospital.

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  • 🎉300 posts on Instagram!🎉

    Thank you for being with us and supporting our mission ❤️. It’s thanks to you that we can share our daily work, challenges, and the development of our hospital. The past year was full of important events that brought positive changes to our hospital. Every step forward is thanks to our amazing team and your support. We’re happy to show you how we’re making our plans a reality together. Here’s to another fruitful year filled with great moments! Stay with us – there’s so much more ahead! 💚

  • The Heart of Africa and its heroes

    The Sacred Heart of Jesus Hospital in Katondwe is more than just a location on a map. It's more than a medical facility. It's more than a place where the Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception carry out their mission. This hospital is a story. A story about patients for whom the hospital is often the only chance of salvation. A story about the people involved in its operation and development.

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  • Dear All!

    On the occasion of Christmas, we wish you health, joy, and moments of relaxation with your loved ones.
    May this season be filled with warmth, smiles, and the magic of the holidays.
    In the New Year, we wish you the fulfillment of your plans, new challenges, and success both at work and in your personal life.
    Thank you for being with us. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

  • We Have a New Radiology!

    This year, thanks to the support of foundations and private individuals, we have managed to realize the plan of building a Diagnostic and Radiology Unit but we have also managed to have a new X-ray machine fulfill the great dream of Sister Edyta, our qualified radiologist.

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  • Renovation of the dam and water reservoir

    Water is a substance of primary necessity for every human being. We use it not only for drinking but also for hygiene, which is particularly important in places like hospitals. For sanitary purposes, we use water from an artificial reservoir created over half a century ago by the Jesuit Brothers. We are very pleased that with the involvement of the local community, we were able to clean the reservoir and repair the dam that forms it.

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  • Easter time in Katondwe

    We spent Easter time in Katondwe on common reflection, cordiality, peace and joy.

    We wish everyone what's best.

  • Letter to our Friends

    DEAR FRIENDS OF THE MISSION HOSPITAL IN KATONDWE For many years you have shown us great understanding and have been actively involved in the development of the missionary work. Our Katondwe hospital has benefited from your generous work in the past year. That is why, once again, we humbly extend our hands to you with confidence, counting on your help. And what's going on? It is a new ultrasound (ultrasound) machine. At the moment, we have only one working ultrasound machine.

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Future goals

Unfortunately, our Hospital’s needs for medical supplies and equipment are very high. As our resources are severely limited, we are trying to face the subsequent challenges in a proper order. The most urgent needs are secured thanks to your contributions to our specific fundraisers.

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What we do?

How we help - a few words about Katondwe hospital

For 60 years, the Katondwe Mission Hospital has been providing medical help to the people of Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe in Africa. As one of very few medical centres within 250 kilometres, it provides the local population with free medical care in several wards: paediatrics, internal medicine (female and male), gynaecology and obstetrics, and palliative care. A professional operating theatre and a diagnostic imaging lab (ultrasound, X-ray) are available for our patients. We also have a GP outpatient surgery, where many preventive and educational actions are organised on an ongoing basis. We also organise field medical programmes, which allow us to reach out to those in need who cannot come on their own to the hospital .

The Katondwe Mission Hospital is run by the nuns from the Congregation of Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Siostry Służebniczki Starowiejskie) from Poland. Thanks to their work, it continues to develop, providing medical care at the highest possible level. Our hospital may admit up to 100 patients simultaneously. We are still looking for new solutions to improve the health care for the people of the Luangwa Valley.

  • 1963

    The year of the hospital launch
  • 2000

    hospitalised patients per year
  • 4000

    outpatient consultations per year
  • 500

    the number of bandage rolls used per month
  • 240

    the number of drip infusions which need to be administered each month
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    Thanks to the support of our Donors, we are able to help our patients at a constantly higher level.
    If you want to, you can get involved in the missionary work in various ways: