Saint Francis' Hospital
Katete, Zambia
A little introduction...
Saint Francis' is a 490-bed hospital in rural Zambia, providing medical and surgical care to the people of Katete District (population 200,000), as well as accepting referrals from the whole of Eastern Province (population 1.7 million).
The hospital employs and trains Zambian doctors, nurses, midwives and support staff, but due to the shortage of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa, we are always looking for volunteers from overseas to help us in our work.
Latest news
View AllRebuild of St Francis Primary School, Msoro
Msoro is the centre of the Anglican Diocese of Eastern Zambia. It is located about 65 kms north of St Francis’ Hospital, Katete. The road from Katete going east to the Mtetezi turnoff, is good tar. However, there where one turns to the north, the road is gravel with large rocks and deep potholes designed by nature to […]
Obituary: Emelia Mulenga
Emelia Mulenga very sadly died on the 29th May 2023. She was just 25. She was born and spent her early years on the Copperbelt. At the age of nine, her mother sent her to Lusaka with her younger siblings to live with their aunt. Unfortunately, their aunt went away on business for 6 months […]
The Orphans & Vulnerable Children Programme (OVC)
Following the passing of Emelia Mulenga (see Obituary), Cynthia Nyendwa was appointed to run the scheme, starting work in July 2023. She has a teaching diploma. The programme now looks after 900 children. It was one of the first such programmes to be established in Zambia in the early 1990s. It was set up in […]