About Karanda
Karanda Mission Hospital was established in 1961 to meet the needs of mission stations in the Zambezi River valley which were established as churches and then, as the abundant health care challenges were seen, small dispensaries/clinics were developed along with churches and finally schools. To help the clinics, the hospital was built. Karanda is in a remote area of Northern Zimbabwe nearest to Mount Darwin. Its location is approximately 124 miles from Harare, the Capital of Zimbabwe.
The mission complex has a 3 year nurse training school for around 55 students, a 1 year midwifery program, and a primary school offering grades 1-7 for children of the hospital staff. The hospital also offers a Home Based care program that ministers to the needs of widows, orphans and those with HIV. It works with the Evangelical church, a non-denominational church, very similar in doctrine to the Evangelical Free church in the United States. Karanda has have 5 chaplains who help to meet the spiritual needs of the patients through daily ward devotions, evangelization, and counseling for grief when a patient dies or for end of life issues for those with terminal diseases. Karanda takes the evangelistic mission very seriously.
The hospital is licensed for 150 beds and on an average work day performs between 15-30 surgeries and sees 200-300 outpatients. The facility is known for the large number of surgical cases it handles as well as treating HIV/AIDS, TB, obstetrics, and hydrocephalus. Karanda performs over 4,000 surgical cases annually and has two full time surgeons (a General surgeon and an OBGYN), and a little help from some visitors. In addition to the two surgeons, Karanda also has a Physician’s assistant and a General practitioner . During parts of the year Karanda also has 2 interns from the University of Zimbabwe and medical volunteers from overseas. The patient population is drawn from the entire country as people seek affordable, reliable, compassionate healthcare.
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Our Mission
Through Christ, Karanda Mission Hospital is committed to comprehensive and holistic care. We shall endeavor to provide excellent, accessible, affordable, quality and compassionate health services to all clients. The hospital shall strive to meet the spiritual, physical, emotional, and psychological needs through medical care, community engagement and pastoral empowerment. All our work shall be in accordance with the national governing polices of The Ministry of Health and Child Care.
Our Core Values
Integrity – Consistently doing our work to the highest professional and moral standard so as to please the Lord and bring glory to God
Excellence – Provide the highest quality of services in all areas
Compassion – Doing our work with a loving attitude, valuing patients, as well as all employees as individuals in addition to the work they do
Transparency – Faithfully doing our work with openness and a clear conscience
Team work – Mutual submission and interdependence to the elevation of all
Discipleship – Leading Christ like life and being exemplary of Jesus Christ in the way we do things. (2 Timothy 2v2)
Our Motto
Serving God serving others
History of Karanda
Karanda Mission Hospital was established by The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM) in 1961, and it was known as Gunderson-Horness Hospital. After Zimbabwean independence the hospital’s name changed to Karanda Mission Hospital.
Karanda Mission Hospital was established in 1961 to meet the needs of mission stations in the Zambezi River valley which were established as churches and then, as the abundant health care challenges were seen, small dispensaries/clinics were developed along with churches and finally schools. To help the clinics, the hospital was built. Karanda is in a remote area of Northern Zimbabwe nearest to Mount Darwin. Its location is approximately 124 miles from Harare, the Capital of Zimbabwe.
The mission complex has a 3 year nurse training school for around 55 students, a 1 year midwifery program, and a primary school offering grades 1-7 for children of the hospital staff. The hospital also offers a Home Based care program that ministers to the needs of widows, orphans and those with HIV. It works with the Evangelical church, a non-denominational church, very similar in doctrine to the Evangelical Free church in the United States. Karanda has have 5 chaplains who help to meet the spiritual needs of the patients through daily ward devotions, evangelization, and counseling for grief when a patient dies or for end of life issues for those with terminal diseases. Karanda takes the evangelistic mission very seriously.
The hospital is licensed for 150 beds and on an average work day performs between 15-30 surgeries and sees 200-300 outpatients. The facility is known for the large number of surgical cases it handles as well as treating HIV/AIDS, TB, obstetrics, and hydrocephalus. Karanda performs over 4,000 surgical cases annually and has two full time surgeons (a General surgeon and an OBGYN), and a little help from some visitors. In addition to the two surgeons, Karanda also has a Physician’s assistant and a General practitioner . During parts of the year Karanda also has 2 interns from the University of Zimbabwe and medical volunteers from overseas. The patient population is drawn from the entire country as people seek affordable, reliable, compassionate healthcare.
A Few Quick Karanda Stats (2021 to 2022)
5 Doctors, including one Obstetrician/Gynaecologist
20 Midwives
30 Nurses
152 Hospital beds
179 Schools with AWANA/ Reach4Life Programs in Mt. Darwin District
360 Orphans Cared for in Ward 14
381 % Annual rate of inflation (2021 to 2022)
690 Senior Citizens supported
991 Students sponsored
1,800 Deliveries a year in Maternity
3,020 Households benefitting from COVID-19 Education
3,500 Surgeries at Karanda each year
6,208 Inpatient admissions at Karanda each year
$ 6,522 GDP per capita in Zimbabwe ($ 2021) (Canada : 52078)
15,123 Villagers reached in COVID-19 Education programs
15,365 People supported with Nutrition
29,500 Students reached in COVID-19 Education programs
$ 40,000 Annual government operating grant for Karanda ($)
70000 Students reached with AWANA/ Reach4Life Programs
75,000 Outpatients totals a year
250,000 Catchment area of Mt. Darwin district
14,000,000 Population of Zimbabwe
$ 300,000,000 Average annual government grant for a community hospital in US/ Canada ($)