Makamba Hospital Explained

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Map Type:Burundi
Relief:y
Coordinates:-4.1368°N 29.8127°W
Location:Makamba
State:Makamba Province
Country:Burundi
Healthcare:Public

The Makamba District Hospital (French: '''Hôpital de District Makamba''') is a hospital in Makamba Province, Burundi.

Location

The Makamba Hospital is a hospital in the city of Makamba, in the northwest of the Makamba Health District.As of 2016 it was the only hospital in the district.It is a public district hospital serving a population of 279,000 as of 2010.

Events

In November 2017 a center for victims of gender-based violence was inaugurated at Makamba Hospital.Men and women were to be assisted free of charge by doctors, magistrates and psychologists.

In December 2021 it was reported that employees who had tested positive for COVID-19 were being forced to continue working, presumably causing the disease to spread among patients and there contacts.