ELM hands BLH, BLSoN to Bamalete

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Official handing over of Bamalete Lutheran Hospital PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

It was jubilation amongst Bamalete as the Evangelical Lutheran Mission (ELM) Germany handed over Bamalete Lutheran Hospital (BLH) and Bamalete Lutheran School of Nursing (BLSoN) to a local tripartite body.

The establishments are now owned by Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana (ELCB), Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa Diocese (ELCSA) and the Balete tribe represented by Kgosi Mosadi Seboko. Kgosi Seboko, accepted the facilities on behalf of the tripartite in Boatle’s Tashy’s Royal Gardens last Friday. “In 1865, ELM arrived in Ramotswa and built a hospital for us.

They later expanded and built a maternity ward, which is still famous to date. The hospital has done a lot over time helping Batswana in general.

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