At the Katondwe Mission Hospital, we admit more and more patients each day, coming from different areas of Zambia.

There are many patients with sickle cell anaemia and so-called tropical splenic enlargement in our area. We also have patients with malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and malnutrition. Additionally, we see many cases of hypertension, asthma, diabetes, cancer, kidney and heart disease – these are patients who are particularly vulnerable to the severe course of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

We may administer oxygen only by using oxygen concentrators. We have problems getting the blood for our hospital. There is a long wait for the ordered blood, available only in limited amounts.

This year, the Easter wishes of good health are especially meaningful. We wish you physical health, in particular in the light of the new danger of the virus, but also spiritual health, which is equally important. Here, in our hospital, we are aware of it. While schools, kindergartens and churches have been closed, we also try to provide spiritual support to our patients and the personnel.

The year started well for us.

We bought a new truck. Travels to Lusaka, shopping and transporting essentials for the Katondwe Mission Hospital will no longer be such a problem for us.

Our nearest city, Lusaka is approximately 300 km from us. We go there once a month. We collect mail, and buy food, medicines and fuel for the generator, but first of all, we replenish the blood supply from the blood bank.

The last days were very important and fruitful.

At Katondwe Mission Hospital, we hosted Mr Przemysław Lipiński, a surgeon, and Mr Tomasz Grzelczak, a pharmacist. The gentlemen shared their knowledge and experience in the method of negative pressure wound care as well as in pharmaceutical management. The time we spent together has opened up new opportunities for our team in Katondwe.

We are very happy in the Katondwe Mission Hospital today. Thanks to the good people, we have received two pieces of equipment. The first one is a gynaecological chair, which will let our patients to give birth in more comfortable conditions. The second one is an operating table, which will greatly facilitate our work during the operations.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

For three weeks in February, we enjoyed a visit from Jacek Karolak and Damian Urbański, who came to us from Łódź. The gentlemen are employees of TME, a company that is very friendly to our hospital.

They helped us a lot with many technical issues, from the small, current needs to the really big ones.