St. John of God Catholic Hospital, also known as Mabessaneh Hospital, is a hospital located in Mabesseneh, Lunsar,

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. It is run by the

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, an international

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organisation. It is a non-denominational hospital with several departments, some of which are a common part of

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, such as the Outpatients, Paediatrics, Medical and Maternity, others such as Emergency, Surgery, Pharmacy and Microbiology are not especially in the provinces, outside the capital. It has several links to European organisations. It is the only Sierra Leonean hospital outside of the capital

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which has a microbiological department run by the German NGO GLOBOLAB e.V. and is twinned with

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St. John of God Brothers Website

Hospital buildings completed in 1964 Catholic hospitals in Africa Hospitals in Sierra Leone Hospitals established in 1964 {{Africa-hospital-stub

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