Kamuzu Central HospitalFacility

The Kamazu Central Hospital is a large referral hospital in Malawi, accepting referrals from five local district hospitals in the surrounding areas. The hospital provides ICU, internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, general surgery, and orthopedic services and is also the only dialysis center in the country. The population in the direct community numbers 620,000 but the hospital also serves the population across the wider region – around 4 million people in total. The hospital has 59 doctors and 286 nursing staff. The hospital has developed several links with Western hospitals, which has helped to enhance its profile.