Kivu — A new hospital owned by the Catholic Diocese of Uvira in South Kivu has been set up and will act as a symbol of peace among peoples suffering war Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Pere Crippa Joseph Hospital can accommodate up to 150 beds. The hospital includes a central block with various clinics, laboratories, emergency room and offices. There is also a surgery block, the block of three internal medicine wards for men, women, and children, a section for x-rays and ultrasound, according to Fides.
It also has a maternity and gynecology ward, the section with four small apartments, a section for visiting physicians, the mortuary, a chapel, and kitchen and laundry area.
The hospital, while it awaits electricity, will have a large central generator and generator sets for the various smaller pavilions. There will also be two large tanks of water because the water supply is not constant in that region.
The hospital halls are still under construction and are located on an area of over one hectare. The masonry work is set to end in July 2010.
According to Fides a priest in the region said, "Outside the wall of the hospital will be the home for the director and assistant director, and the house for the community of sisters who will manage the hospital."
"There will also be 5 acres of land for agricultural crops (peanuts, maize, cassava, soy plant, beans, peas, legumes), and another 10 hectares to be cultivated to help self-financing of the hospital, available to the families of hospital staff and the sisters," according to Fides.
The construction is entrusted to a company of Burundi, but with staff from the town of Kamanyola. The activities are monitored on site by an Italian volunteer already working as a lay missionary in those areas.
The hospital, although owned by the Diocese of Uvira, will be officially under the Ministry of Health.
Currently, the nearest hospital is 75 kilometres away in Uvira (about 90 minutes by car). The other is in Nyangezi, 35 kilometres, but it is difficult to reach because the road is a mule track.
The majority of the citizens of the area surrounding Kamanyola will attend this new hospital.
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