CARAES Butare

CARAES Butare

50

Staff

102

Bed capacity

Caraes Butare was created in 1978 by the Congregation of the Brothers of Charity, as a branch of Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital in order to provide and decentralize neuropsychiatric care to mental health patients living in the Southern and Western provinces.

The hospital works in collaboration with the Rwandan Government and benefits from the Government support. The Government provides, among others, qualified health human resources and Caraes provides supportive staff.

Caraes Butare provides the following inpatient services:

  • Acute care ward for men
  • Acute care ward for women
  • Improved ward for men
  • Improved ward for women
  • Consultation and prescription of medicine to outpatients and inpatients
  • Clinical laboratory exams and electro-encephalogram exam (EEG)
  • Hospitalization
  • Neuro-psychiatric and general nursing care for inpatients
  • Psychotherapy for inpatients and outpatients
  • Occupational therapy
  • Psychosocial reintegration
  • Counseling and treatment in HIV/AIDS to patients with comorbidity of mental disorders.

For further information please contact:

P.O. Box: 423 Kigali – Rwanda

Email:caraes.huye@caraesnderahospital.rw

Phone Number: +250 788 548 081

Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital - Huye branch is located in Kabutare Village, Butare Cell, Ngoma Sector in Huye District, Southern Province.

Head of Caraes Butare

Mr. Gonzague KAYITARE

Head of CARAES Butare

Mr. Gonzague KAYITARE is a Mental Health Nurse at Ndera Neuropsychyiatric Teaching Hospital since 2006 and the Head of CARAES Butare since 2013. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health from Catholic University of Rwanda, and an Advanced Diploma in Mental Health Nursing from University of Rwanda. Prior to the current role, Mr. Kayitare worked in different departments of NPH CARAES Ndera.

Mr. Kayitare is also member of different committees at the hospital, namely; Drugs therapeutic Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Employee’s Health and Safety Committee, and Management Committee. From 2014 to date, he is Lecturer of Mental Health Nursing course at Ndera International Novitiate for Brothers of Charity (St John of God Community). He served as member of Fracarita Rwanda (NGO of Brothers of Charity). He was also Member of Board of Directors of Kabutare District Hospital, from 2016-2021.