This 208-bed acute care hospital includes a comprehensive community health program, outpatient clinic system, and nurse’s training school. Macha Mission Hospital is a moderately equipped rural hospital, setting a high standard for medical care in low-resource settings. Associated with the hospital is the Macha Research Trust, one of three research facilities in Zambia . Macha Mission Hospital provides a full range of services. Separate inpatient wards are available for male, female, maternity, pediatrics and TB/leprosy. Each inpatient ward houses 40-50 patients. The hospital has an excellent reputation throughout Southern Zambia, with many patients coming from afar for treatment at the hospital. Macha Mission Hospital conducts mobile maternal/child health programs at 17 area sites. In addition, the hospital operates a nurse’s training school. Macha Mission is a mission station in the Choma District of the Southern Province of Zambia.