Mantsonyane

Mantsonyane
Mantsonyane Location in Lesotho
Coordinates: 29°34′S 28°16′E / 29.567°S 28.267°E / -29.567; 28.267Coordinates: 29°34′S 28°16′E / 29.567°S 28.267°E / -29.567; 28.267
Country	Lesotho
District:	Thaba-Tseka District
Constituency	Mantsonyane

Mantsonyane is a town in central Lesotho. It is located southeast of the capital Maseru, close to the western approach to the Mokhoabong Pass, on a high mountain plateau between the towns of Marakabei and Thaba-Tseka.

St James' Hospital and regional health care

In 1963 the Anglican Church opened, through its USPG mission agency, a mission hospital in Mantsonyane. St James' Hospital has grown significantly and is now a major feature of the community. In addition to providing full hospital facilities (with 60 beds) to local residents, the hospital also operates a number of satellite health care facilities in the surrounding region, including six health centres, one health clinic, and two rural village health posts.^[1] USPG Anglican missionary medical staff and administrators operate the hospital, which also employs local nursing and domestic staff.

References

Fitzpatrick, M., Blond, B., Pitcher, G., Richmond, S., and Warren, M. (2004) South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Footscray, VIC: Lonely Planet.

↑ Full details of the hospital are available on-line here.

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