The Adventist Development and Relief Agency office in Rwanda completed construction of a new outpatient dispensary last month for the hospital that serves more than 91,000 people living in Mugonero, a community located in the hills at the edge of Lake Kibuye, three hours west of Kigali, capital of Rwanda.

The new dispensary building includes a laboratory, a reception area, an office and storage room, an exam room, and three rooms for laboratory testing. In addition, a patient education room provides an area for community classes about HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other medical conditions. New latrines also have been built near the new dispensary. The Japanese government funded construction of the dispensary.

“Lack of space is one of a variety of factors that have contributed to a shortage of medical care in the Mugonero area,” says Nagi Khalil, country director for ADRA Rwanda. “Already, approximately 30 people are being treated every day in the new dispensary.”

ADRA Rwanda is in the final stage of construction of the hospital’s new kitchen, which is funded by ADRA’s office in Canada. ADRA Canada has also purchased and installed blue-tinted privacy glass in eight delivery rooms located in the main hospital building, and sent two containers of medical equipment and supplies to the hospital.