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Vicariate of Rundu Roman Catholic Church  |
Nyangana Catholic Hospital
Nyangana Health District Profile for the Year 2004
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Land Area .....100x150.........................15,000 sq km Population of the District.....................38,852 Hospitals......................................1 Health Centre..................................0 Clinics........................................8 Out reach points...............................52 Schools........................................41 (1 Senior Secondary, 3 Junior Secondary) Shops..........................................32 (1 Supermarket) Petrol Station ................................1 Roads..........................................Tarmac Road, Gravel Road, Bush roads Transport .....................................no reliable public transport Housing........................................mainly Traditional Houses Water..........................................mainly River water Safe water supply..............................only for 27% of population Electricity ...................................since 1993 to the Hospital Township ......................................Rundu (100km away) Communications.................................Telephone & Fax, Email, Public Telephones Temperature ...................................between: 6deg to 40 deg Centigrade Altitude....................................... Rainfall....................................... Tribe..........................................Vagciriku Language ......................................RuGciriku / Rumanyo Chief .........................................Hompa Kassian Shiyambi Political Situation ...........................stable Main Health Problems ..........................Malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB HIV Prevalence rate ...........................22% in 2002 Main causes of Death...........................HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, Pneumonia, Diarrhoea Life Expectancy................................45 years VIPs in the District...........................only for 20% of people Population Density.............................2.3 per sq.km Growth rate ...................................3% Immunisation Coverage .........................65% (Schedule Complete) Teenage Pregnancy .............................30.8% Deliveries attended by trained person ........ 57% |
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