Caraes Ndera Hospital

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Caraes Ndera Hospital
Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital CARAES Ndera.jpg
The administration block of Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Caraes Ndera
Geography
LocationNdera Sector, Gasabo District in City of Kigali, Rwanda
Coordinates1°57′14″S 30°10′09″E / 1.9539973788460931°S 30.169201996323174°E / -1.9539973788460931; 30.169201996323174Coordinates: 1°57′14″S 30°10′09″E / 1.9539973788460931°S 30.169201996323174°E / -1.9539973788460931; 30.169201996323174
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatry, Neurology
History
Opened1968
Links
Websitecaraesnderahospital.rw
ListsHospitals in Rwanda

Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Caraes Ndera, or simply Caraes Ndera Hospital, is a referral 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 management of the hospital. Following its inauguration, Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital CARAES Ndera 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]


References[]

  1. ^ "A day at Ndera: What's it like in a mental hospital?". The New Times (Rwanda). 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. ^ Ngamije, James; Yadufashije, Callixte (8 October 2020). "COVID-19 pandemic against mental health services for genocide survivors during commemoration week in Rwanda". Heliyon. 6: 1–3 – via Cell Press.
  3. ^ "50 years Caraes Ndera – Brothers of Charity". Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  4. ^ 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 – via Cambridge.
  5. ^ "Schizophrenia: Experts urge Rwandans to de-stigmatise patients with mental illness". The New Times (Rwanda). 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  6. ^ "Epilepsy: A medical condition that people associate with witchcraft". The New Times (Rwanda). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2021-11-02.

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