Pilot site in the African Region
St. Francis Designated District Hospital, Ifakara, United Republic of Tanzania
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Update from the pilot site
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St. Francis Hospital is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahenge, but functions as a public district hospital. Public financing covers all recurrent costs and the diocese is responsible for capital investments.
The hospital has the capacity to handle 370 permanent patients; 600 adults per day are given outpatient treatment, while the pediatric ward in a neighbouring building treats 300 children daily. As direct access to the clinic, which has only one ambulance, is too difficult for many sick people, four district health centres play a major role in providing basic health care. Three of these also have their own small laboratories.