A List of Government Hospitals & Health Institutions

 

  Central Hospital District Hospital Health Centre Dispensary Maternity Health Post Rural Hospital Hospital Mental Hospital
Chitipa   1 7 2     1    
Karonga   1 9 2 1   2    
Likoma                  
Mzimba 1 1 24 5     4 3 1
Nkhata Bay   1 12       2    
Rumphi   1 16       2 1  
Total Northern Region 1 5 68 9 1   11 4 1
                   
Dedza   1 17 1 1   3    
Dowa   1 13 2     2 1  
Kasungu   1 10 3     1 1  
Lilongwe 1   30 2     4 4  
Mchinji   1 8 1     3    
Nkhotakota   1 9 2     1 1  
Ntcheu   1 15 6 3   2    
Ntchisi   1 9            
Salima   1 14 2       1  
Total Central Region 1 8 125 19 4 0 16 8 0
                   
Balaka   1 7 2          
Blantyre 1   11 10 1     1  
Chikwawa   1 11 2       1  
Chiradzulu   1 7 2     1 1  
Machinga   1 11 2     1    
Mangochi   1 23 4       2  
Mulanje   1 17 7 4   1 2  
Mwanza   1 10       1    
Nsanje   1 13 2     2 1  
Phalombe   1              
Thyolo   1 12 4 5   2 1  
Zomba 1 1 13 5 1     1 1
Total Southern Region 2 11 135 40 11 0 8 10 1
National Total 4 24 328 68 16 0 35 22 2
                   
NB: Central Hospitals are regional referral hospitals while District Hospitals are referral facilities for Health Centres  

A List of Doctors in Government Hospitals

  Mzuzu Lilongwe Central Hospital Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Zomba Central Districts Total
Type of Doctor            
Surgeon   2 16 1   19
Dental Surgeon 1 2 1 1   5
Gynaecologist   3 6 1   10
Internal Medicine 1         1
Olphamologist   2 1     3
Paediatrician 1 2 12 1   16
Cardiologist (TB Specialist) 2 1       3
Urologist 1         1
Anaethesist 1         1
Medical Officer 3 17 23 2 20 65
Total 10 29 59 6 20 124
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