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[[Image:Chinyingi Bridge, northern Zambia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Chinyingi | [[Image:Chinyingi Bridge, northern Zambia.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The [[Chinyingi Suspension Bridge]]]] | ||
'''Chinyingi''' is a [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|Capuchin]] [[mission (station)|mission]] and [[hospital]] in the sparsely populated [[North-Western Province, Zambia|North-Western Province]] of [[Zambia]], on the west bank of the [[Zambezi]] River. An estimated 500 people live within a seven kilometer radius of the Chinyingi mission. The mission's hospital, Chinyingi Mission Hospital, serves the local community with a 52-bed hospital and several health outreach programs, providing everything from [[first aid]] to services for people with HIV/AIDS [[AIDS]], which affects some 25% of Zambia's population. The mission also operates a school. | '''Chinyingi''' is a [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|Capuchin]] [[mission (station)|mission]] and [[hospital]] in the sparsely populated [[North-Western Province, Zambia|North-Western Province]] of [[Zambia]], on the west bank of the [[Zambezi]] River. An estimated 500 people live within a seven kilometer radius of the Chinyingi mission. The mission's hospital, Chinyingi Mission Hospital, serves the local community with a 52-bed hospital and several health outreach programs, providing everything from [[first aid]] to services for people with HIV/AIDS [[AIDS]], which affects some 25% of Zambia's population. The mission also operates a school. | ||
