Saint Francis' Hospital
Katete, Zambia
A little introduction...
Saint Francis' is a 490-bed hospital in rural Zambia, providing medical and surgical care to the people of Katete District (population 200,000), as well as accepting referrals from the whole of Eastern Province (population 1.7 million).
The hospital employs and trains Zambian doctors, nurses, midwives and support staff, but due to the shortage of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa, we are always looking for volunteers from overseas to help us in our work.
Latest news
View AllObituary: Emelia Mulenga
Emelia Mulenga very sadly died on the 29th May 2023. She was just 25. She was born and spent her early years on the Copperbelt. At the age of nine, her mother sent her to Lusaka with her younger siblings to live with their aunt. Unfortunately, their aunt went away on business for 6 months […]
The Orphans & Vulnerable Children Programme (OVC)
Following the passing of Emelia Mulenga (see Obituary), Cynthia Nyendwa was appointed to run the scheme, starting work in July 2023. She has a teaching diploma. The programme now looks after 900 children. It was one of the first such programmes to be established in Zambia in the early 1990s. It was set up in […]
Message from the Board Chairperson
St Francis’ Hospital is the biggest mission hospital in Zambia with a bed capacity of 450. The Hospital was founded in 1948 by Revd Dr Francis Trefusis as an Anglican Hospital. The Hospital’s vision has been to serve the population in Katete, particularly the underserved and the vulnerable by providing free but quality health services. […]