Welcome! MBA has Guest Houses available to volunteers, training students and visitors. We also have facilities for staff housing. The Guest Houses – The Guest Huts, Agape Guest House, New (Blue) Guest House The Guest Huts, three round huts grouped together around a shared bathroom and toilet. These buildings are older but renovations have begun on the …
Malaria is one of the leading causes of death for children in the developing world and in our region. It has been estimated that two to three million people die of malaria worldwide every year, 90 percent of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. Those who die in Africa are mainly pregnant women and children. The Zambian …
TB is the leading cause of death among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and one of the most common opportunistic infections they experience. People who are infected with HIV are especially susceptible to developing active tuberculosis (TB). The prevalence of HIV infection among patients in TB clinical settings is high, up to 70 percent in …
Coming from Financial Crisis The hospital experienced serious financial difficulties in 2000-2006. A variety of problems put us in a very acute situation and the question was whether MMH could be saved at all or if the hospital would have to be closed. We were impacted by new regulations that kept us from collecting patient …
Vision for Mpongwe Mission Hospital is: PROMOTE HEALING THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. Mission Providing holistic care that includes spiritual, physical and mental well being. Values Good Stewardship Integrity Loving and Caring Giving Hope Serving the community Authority of the scriptures Excellence Chastity The hospital’s vision and …
Ann is 33 years old*. She has two children, a boy and a girl aged 12 years and 14 years respectively. We arranged to meet Ann at the Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Clinic where HIV/AIDS patients receive their treatment. The interview was done in a quiet place, in the room that is used for counseling. Ann …
A Vital Role Mpongwe Mission Hospital plays a vital role in the health care of Mpongwe District. In the Copperbelt Province where the Hospital is located 16-20 percent of adults are infected by HIV/AIDs, malaria is rampant, 17 percent of children die before the age of five from neonatal causes, malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoeal diseases and HIV/AIDS. …
Zambia, a country of more than 11 million people, is one of the poorest countries in the world. Mpongwe Mission Hospital (MMH) and the denomination offices of MBA are situated in the Copperbelt Province in the Mpongwe District, a rural province slightly better off than other districts, but still very poor. Mpongwe Mission, where we are located, is about …
Frontline engagement in achieving the Millennium Development Goals Goal 6: COMBATING HIV/AIDS, MALARIA and other diseases HIV/AIDS Pandemic HIV/AIDS destabilizes families and entire societies, leaving children without the care and support necessary to grow up, survive, and thrive. AIDS has had a devastating impact in Zambia, claiming hundred of thousands of lives (for example 96,000 in …
ADDRESS Mpongwe Mission Hospital, PO Box 90096, Luanshya, Zambia EMAIL hospital@mpongwe.com PHONE +260 1 482073 NOTE! The hospital does NOT have internet access at the hospital nor is there outgoing phone lines available to staff so their ability to answer questions directly is limited. Questions about Medical volunteering are coordinated by MBA Office info@mpongwe.com Open hours Monday – …
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We are a faith based organisation who are working to help people in our nation both physically and spiritually. In short, this is what we do: