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Country
  
Malawi

District
  
Lilongwe District

Elevation
  
1,193 m

Region
  
Central Region

Time zone
  
+2

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:19 PM

Nkhoma

Weather
  
24°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 70% Humidity

Malawi indigenous doctor program at nkhoma hospital


Nkhoma is a hill in the Lilongwe District of Malawi. South African missionaries established a mission in 1889 and named the mission after the hill.

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Map of Nkhoma Mission, Malawi

Nowadays, Nkhoma still hosts the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian - Nkhoma Synod and several affiliated institutions:

  • Nkhoma Institute for Continued Theological Training (also known as Josophat Mwale Theological Institute)
  • Nkhoma Hospital
  • Nkhoma College of Nursing
  • Nkhoma is also a surname common among the Chewa and Tumbuka people. All those that have this last name can trace their ancestors' migration route through the Dedza area in the 17th century. The name is common in the Eastern province of Zambia especially in Chipata and Lundazi.

    Rondleiding door het nkhoma hospital malawi


    References

    Nkhoma Wikipedia