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.

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