The health center in Mutumba
In 1962, the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary started this health center, located in Mutumba in the community of Kabezi, 30 km from the city of Bujumbura. This is a very poor rural area where many people have no access to electricity and running water. This center has been providing uninterrupted health and social services for 62 years, even during the wars of the 1970s and 1990s.
The health center consists of three areas:
- an outpatient area, a hospitalization area – with three 10-bed wards for men, women and children –
- and a separate maternity building.
There is no surgery service yet.
Current project: Renovation and new construction of the hospital building
The overall project includes
- New construction of the hospital (a three-story building with 339.68 m2 per floor and a total area of 1019.04 m2)
- Construction of an isolation building for patients with infectious diseases
- Construction of an outdoor kitchen and canteen for visitors (in Burundi, relatives have to feed patients themselves)
- Construction of two houses with bedrooms for three nurses each and an outdoor kitchen
- Construction of a mortuary
- Renovation of the exterior: Water pipes and access roads
The separate building for deliveries was completely renovated in 2018.
The project is financed exclusively by donations.
The total costs amount to €691,488.00, including VAT.
The new hospital building needs the most significant sum of €441,911.00. This amount is now available.
The hospital is now being built in the 1st phase. It will be possible to carry out minor operations here in the future.
The remaining buildings will be constructed in the second phase, particularly for insulation (€ 80,263.00).
Every donation brings us closer to our goal!
