Katutura State Hospital is a hospital in
Katutura
Katutura (Otjiherero for ''The place where people do not want to live'') is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which af ...
, a black
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...
,
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
. Together with the
Windhoek Central Hospital
Windhoek Central Hospital is a public hospital in Windhoek, Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to ...
, it is one of two State Hospitals in the Windhoek area, and Namibia's only general referral hospital. In November 2008, the hospital installed a new solar water-heating system as part of a major renovation campaign.
Namibia: Katutura Hospital Goes Solar
The Namibian via AllAfrica.com, 12 November 2008
See also
* Hulda Shipanga, first black matron
Matron is the job title of a very senior or the chief nurse in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and other Commonwealth countries and former colonies.
Etymology
The chief nurse, in other words the person ...
of the hospital
References
Buildings and structures in Windhoek
Hospitals in Namibia
Hospitals with year of establishment missing
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