History
It was created in 1915 as part of the mission in Nkhoma. It was initially housed in a few huts [1] and its staff was based around one missionary doctor who had taken a course in tropical medicine. [2]
In 2015 the hospital was reporting that three mothers had died during childbirth. This was a considerable improvement as 31 had died in 2007. [1]
By about 2012 the hospital had around 250 beds. The closest referral hospital is Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. [2] In 2013 a grant by the Scottish government allowed Heather Cubie and Christine Campbell to establish a screening programme for cervical cancer based at this hospital. This cancer was prevalent in Malawi accounting for nearly half of all cancers and it achieved an 80% mortality. [3]
In 2019 the hospital's staff spent three days away from the hospital to put together a five-year plan together with new targets to improve the hospitals care. [4]
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