Maluti Adventist Hospital
| Maluti Adventist Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Mapoteng, Berea, Lesotho |
| Coordinates | 29°07′08″S 28°01′32″E / 29.11889°S 28.02556°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private hospital |
| Type | General hospital |
| Religious affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Services | |
| Beds | 150 |
| History | |
| Opened | March 7, 1951[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | malutisdahospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in Lesotho |
Maluti Adventist Hospital is a non-profit hospital campus in Mapoteng, Lesotho that, as of 2022, serves approximately three hundred sixty thousand patients per year.[1]
The hospital opened in 1951 and has continued to expand, adding a new wing in 1955, and an ICU unit in 2023.[2][1]
The hospital is home to Maluti Adventist College, (formerly Maluti School of Nursing), one of Lesotho's four nurse education programs.[1][3][4] The program graduated its first nurses in 1968 and has served students from many countries.[1]
The hospital established its AIDS unit in 1995.[5] According to a study published in the journal Psychology, Health & Medicine, the hospital pioneered the use of anti-retroviral drugs for AIDS and HIV treatment.[6] The unit includes counseling and work training for HIV-positive people, and in 2001 added a care and treatment programme that focuses on food security for affected households.[6]
Notable people
- 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso, Queen of Lesotho was born here[7]
- Moses Murandu, scientist and nurse, trained here[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Hachalinga, Passmore (May 3, 2022). "Maluti Adventist Hospital" (PDF).
- ^ Okorondu, Olivia (August 26, 2023). "Lesotho - Strengthening ICU bed capacity". World Health Organization - Lesotho.
- ^ Fungai, Muzeya; Hester, Julie. "Student midwives' knowledge, skills and competency in relation to the active management of the third stage of labour: A correlational study". Curationis: 1.
- ^ Kuape, Lillo (November 4, 2024). "Maluti Adventist College".
- ^ Chikwendu, Eudora (2004). "Faith-Based Organizations in Anti-HIV/AIDS Work Among African Youth and Women". Dialectical Anthropology. 28 (3/4): 307.
- ^ a b Makoae, Mokhantšo (March 2011). "Food meanings in HIV and AIDS caregiving trajectories: Ritual, optimism and anguish among caregivers in Lesotho". Psychology, Health & Medicine. 16 (2).
- ^ "Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso". World First Ladies. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ^ "Dr Murandu's Story". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved February 5, 2026.