Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital, Known as Caraes Ndera Hospital, is a teaching hospital in Rwanda[1] that provides specialized healthcare in psychiatry and neurology.[2] Founded in 1968, the hospital is located in Ndera Sector, Gasabo District in City of Kigali. The hospital is owned by the Congregation of the Brothers of Charity[3] in partnership with the Government Rwanda, with the Government supporting the hospital in human resource and administrative matters, and the congregation assuring the daily management of the hospital. Following its inauguration, Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital established two branches; CARAES Butare in Huye District, Southern Province in 1976 and Icyizere Psychotherapeutic Centre,[4] in Kicukiro District, City of Kigali in 2003. The most prevalent pathology in psychiatry department at the hospital is schizophrenia,[5] while the predominant pathology in neurology department is epilepsy.[6]
| Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital | |
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| Rwanda Ministry of Health | |
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  Map of Rwanda showing the location of Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kigali,  Rwanda |
| Coordinates | 01°57′17″S 30°10′08″E / 1.95472°S 30.16889°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Tertiary, Referral, Teaching |
| Services | |
| Beds | 412 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Rwanda |
On April 9, 2022, the Cabinet of Rwanda approved the Prime Minister's instructions determining organizational structure of Ndera Hospital, upgrading the facility to a University Teaching Hospital Level, also on the same day, nine other hospitals were upgraded to the Level Two Teaching Hospital, to increase workforce in the health sector.[7][8][9] The new organizational structure was published in the Official Gazette of 11 August 2022.[10]
History
editThe hospital was founded in 1968 by the congregation of the Brothers of Charity at the request of the Rwandan Government and the Catholic Church. Before the introduction of Ndera Hospital, psychiatric patients were prisoned. When the first patients were admitted to the hospital in 1974, it had a capacity of 40 beds, but 3 years later, the beds were increased to 140. In 1977, a special home for chronic psychiatric patients was built with a capacity of 12 beds. As the patients increased, the hospital established CARAES Butare in 1978 to decentralize its services, and 25 years later, they opened a particular branch, Icyizere Psychotherapeutic Center, to take care of people with trauma and those with addiction issues.[11]
Statistics
editIn October 2022, the hospital announced that 96,357 patients were received in the year 2021–2022, which is 29.6 per cent increase compared to previous year. Number of cases related to depression also increased, as the hospital recorded 7,817 cases.[12]
References
edit- ^ "A day at Ndera: What's it like in a mental hospital?". The New Times (Rwanda). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Ngamije, James; Yadufashije, Callixte (8 October 2020). "COVID-19 pandemic against mental health services for genocide survivors during commemoration week in Rwanda". Heliyon. 6 (10): e05229. Bibcode:2020Heliy...605229N. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05229. PMC 7553060. PMID 33072924 – via Cell Press.
- ^ "50 years Caraes Ndera – Brothers of Charity". 18 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Ng, L. C.; Harerimana, B. (16 May 2016). "Mental health care in post-genocide Rwanda: evaluation of a program specializing in posttraumatic stress disorder and substance abuse". Global Mental Health. 3. doi:10.1017/gmh.2016.12. ISSN 2054-4251. PMC 5012309. PMID 27610238.
- ^ "Schizophrenia: Experts urge Rwandans to de-stigmatise patients with mental illness". The New Times (Rwanda). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Epilepsy: A medical condition that people associate with witchcraft". The New Times (Rwanda). 29 March 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Gov't Upgrade Nine Hospitals To Teaching Hospitals". KT PRESS. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Gazette". www.minijust.gov.rw. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Cabinet Decisions". www.primature.gov.rw. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ https://www.minijust.gov.rw/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=51417&token=045e3b9979913b0be2b314f418918f9c54601890
- ^ "50 years of Caraes Ndera: a story of love, care, and professionalism in Rwanda" (PDF).
- ^ Ashimwe, Edwin (9 October 2022). "Depression cases up by four fold – Ndera hospital". The New Times Publication. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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