Hospital da Missão Católica do Chiulo

The Missionary Catholic Hospital of Chiulo, situated in the Ombadja municipality of the Cunene province in Angola is the referral health facility for about 306,550 people. The hospital is owned by the Dioceses of Ombadja and is administered by the “Daughters of Africa” congregation of sisters. In 2018, the hospital received 33,021 outpatient visits, 7,325 antenatal care visits, took care of 1,200 infant deliveries of which 49 were done by cesarean section, provided 15,128 vaccinations, and took care of 4,451 patients admitted for care of which 303 were malnourished children. All costs incurred by the hospital have to be covered by the hospital itself, through patient fees and the help of the diocese through its partners as Doctors with Africa CUAMM. It receives some help from the government, which provides drugs and some health staff.