About · Founded 2019
A school named for a nurse.
PMT Health Care Institution trains enrolled nurses and midwives for Namibia's health system. This is the story of why it exists, and who it is named after.
The founder
Sister Rutendo T. Zvidza
Sister (SR) Rutendo T. Zvidza
Nurse, educator, and founder of PMT Health Care Institution. Named the school after Priscilla Monica Tendo, who first inspired her to enter the profession.
PMT Health Care Institution was founded in 2019 by Sister (SR) Rutendo T. Zvidza. The institution is named after Priscilla Monica Tendo — Priscilla Monica Tendo — the woman who inspired Sister Rutendo to become a nurse.
That origin is not a marketing detail. It is the reason the school exists. The abbreviation PMT carries her name into every classroom, every clinical placement, every graduation ceremony — a daily reminder that nursing is, before anything else, a relationship between people.
From its founding in 2019, PMT set out to build a training centre that could be trusted by students, by regulators, and by the Namibian public. That trust is structural: the institution secured HPCNA approval on 10 September 2021 and followed with NQA accreditation. Both are verifiable through the relevant Namibian authorities.
“Go out there and serve Namibia with pride.”
Our mission
“A Health Training Centre of Excellence producing Quality Nurses to improve the Health Care Delivery System of Namibia and the world.”
— Mission statement, in the institution's own words
What we hold to
Four values, lived daily.
PMT's values are not abstractions printed on a wall. They show up in how admissions are handled, how clinical placements are supervised, and how the oath is taken the night before graduation.
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Quality first
Our mission centres on the word 'quality' for a reason. A nurse trained at PMT must be ready for the realities of Namibian wards and clinics — not just exam rooms.
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Compassion as practice
Skill without care is incomplete. We treat compassion as a clinical discipline, not a personality trait — something built through repetition, reflection, and the oath itself.
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Trust, earned and verified
We hold HPCNA approval and NQA accreditation because trust in health training cannot be claimed, only demonstrated. Our accreditation page makes the primary-source proof public.
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Service to Namibia
Our graduates serve across the country — Windhoek, Rundu, Ongwediva, and beyond. The closing line of our founder's posts is the same: go out and serve Namibia with pride.
In the open record
A short public timeline.
PMT's history is short and verifiable. These are the moments that matter, with dates that match the public record.
2019
Founded
Sister (SR) Rutendo T. Zvidza establishes PMT Health Care Institution, named after Priscilla Monica Tendo.
10 Sep 2021
HPCNA approval
The Health Professions Council of Namibia grants formal approval to train health professionals.
22 Aug 2023
I-Care MOU
Articulation and cross-crediting memorandum of understanding signed with I-Care Health Training Institute.
Ongoing
NQA accredited
NQA accreditation confirms the Diploma in Enrolled Nursing and Midwifery Science meets national standards at NQF Level 6.