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Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital

Basic Information

Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital is located in Oshikoto Region in Namibia. It’s approximately 750 km from Windhoek, capital city of Namibia and it’s nearest to Ondangwa as a major town. It was fire up in 1908 and was built by Lutheran Missionaries from Finland. It’s subsidized by the government of Republic of Namibia. In addition to that it scores as primary health care centre for Onandjokwe district of the Oshikoto Region. It have staffed by 240 nurses both on full time, nursing student and 22 doctors. In order to accommodate these patients, Onandjokwe has about 470 beds. During South African Defence Force describe the Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital as a SWAPO “hotbed” and one speaker at the centenary celebration of the hospital said that Onandjokwe was a place of safety for soldier of national Liberation. They lived under a constant stress and fear, but most survived the harsh period.

Medical Information

Onandjokwe have ten (10) different wards that is gynaecology, medical male, medical female, surgery female, maternity, surgery male and ICU, paediatric, TB, communication diseases, private ward and some small clinic such as Casualty, Eye clinic, Dental clinic,X-ray department, Operating threate, Onandjokwe chapel, Pharmacy, Environment health science, Voluntary counselling and Testing centre for HIV/AIDs as well as for STD.

Information for Prospective Students

The hospital does need to know the exact role of the elective in the curriculum of the applicant so that the training can be adequately planned.Important Information: Students can come with a standard tourist visa. Upon arrival at the border or in the airport, the student should take care not to mention that they are coming to work at a hospital. The Customs Officer will likely think that you will need a work permit or student permit and there will be a lot of inconvenience until this is clarified. Students will need to obtain a permit from the Interim Medical and Dental Council of Namibia to be able to work as a student. This can be arranged after arrival in Windhoek, and will often take a few days. The student should bring a student ID card from the university or an official letter from the university. Bring your passport to the Medical Council as well. The medical board charges 500 Namibian Dollars for this permit. Accommodation will be provided by the hospital within the hospital compound. The hospital is a safe place that has accommodated many students in the past. It is a large house consisting of two large rooms, kitchen, and bathroom. There are no phones in the student housing, so most students bring a cell phone and put in a Namibian SIM card which can be cheaply purchased here for approximately N$90. Bed linen is provided. The hospital asks that the student covers the cost of electricity and water which costs 8 Namibian Dollars per day and should be paid to the Store Room before departure. Remember: This is a missionary hospital with limited funds and you and your university do not pay a fee for your stay here or your training. The costs your placement raises for the hospital are expected to be returned. Working clothes such as white coats are not provided by the hospital and must be provided by the student.

Shanamutango

Shanamutango for prevention mother to child transmission have been funded by the United State's government plan for Emergency Aids Relief. Oshanamutango centre for integrated care and support is a building at Onandjokwe Lutheran hospital and it has many services which are important to know about: as the patient enters the building they go directly to the reception where the passport checked. If the patients are new to the program they will be test to determine their CD4 cell count to see if they are still eligible to start treatment.Shanamutango is currently using the rapid testing system for HIV status in a person.