| Overview of the Growing Needs of This Area |
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| Click
here to view HIV/AIDS Statistics |
| Many
people are reluctant to be tested because of the implications
and stigma associated with being HIV+. Thus the sick and the
healthy generally decline to be tested. If the fear of this
disease can be overcome we should be testing in the tens of
thousands each year. |
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| Click
here to view Death Statistics |
| Many of
the deaths in the hospital are due to AIDS but do not appear
in the category “known to have AIDS” because the patient
declined to be tested. Thus a much higher percentage of our
patients are dying of AIDS than are reflected in the numbers
on the graph. Also, many people are dying of AIDS at home and
those numbers are not reflected here. |
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| Overview of Medical Services and Supporting Programs
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addition to the hospital and it’s many programs and services,
there is School of Nursing, as well as a primary and
pre-school program. Maluti Hospital also operates a network of
satellite clinics in the surrounding villages, supports a
mobile primary health care team, and an AIDS Unit. |
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Hospital Based
Services:
- Out-patient Clinic
- Ophthalmology
- Laboratory (including HIV testing)
- X-ray dental
- Maternal and child health
- Physiotherapy
- Pharmacy
- Four operating rooms
- 160 bed wards (paediatric, male, female, obstetrics,
private)
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Community/Village
Based Services:
- Medical clinics in villages and towns
- Community Home Based Care programs
- Community Education (HIV/AIDS, TB, child & maternal
health, nutrition)
- Income generating projects
- Services to orphans and vulnerable children
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The
School of Nursing offers:
- Residential program
- Diploma programs for Registered Nurses and Registered
Midwives.
- Extensive experience in hospital and community nursing
* ( click
here to go directly to the School of Nursing page)
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Hospital
Staffing:
- 6 Doctors
- 46 Registered Nurses
- 44 Nurse Assistants
- Student Nurses
- Lab technicians, pharmacist, x-ray technicians, and
physiotherapist
- Chaplain
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Support Services
for Staff:
- On-campus housing
- Pre-school program
- Primary school
- Support services for those who are HIV positive
- Seventh Day Adventist Church on campus
- Laundry
- Maintenance
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