Lifesaver Clinics

Beyond the clinics associated with the five partner hospitals in Malawi, MBF partners with eleven additional clinics that serve Malawians. Like the clinics directly associated with our partner hospitals, each of these clinics is a LifeSaver Clinic that is a medical ministry of the local church in Malawi.

MBF partners with LifeSaver Clinics so they can sustainably provide quality care for their patients.The clinic staff members receive training and support to help run the clinic as a business while providing compassionate medical care. The result is a clinic that attracts more patients, treats at higher standards, and has lower costs.

As part of the emerging Countrywide Medical Network in Malawi that MBF is pioneering, these clinics increase the accessibility of care for Malawians while being strengthened by the relationships with other hospitals and clinics in the country.

Mom with her baby at Bembeke Health Center.

Bookkeeping at Bembeke Health Center.

Bembeke Health Center

Opened in 1937, the Bembeke Health Center is a ministry of the Dedza Catholic Diocese and serves over 29,000 rural residents and received 67,301 outpatients in 2022. On average, 43 babies a month are born at the center which has 44 beds in the maternity ward and natal ward.

The facility is powered by both solar and government supplied electricity. A large garden provides patients and staff with fresh produce that help meet their nutritional needs.

Kanyama Health Center

Started in the early 1960’s, Kanyama is a ministry of the Dedza Catholic Diocese and serves a total population of over 25,000 rural residents. The clinic had nearly 41,000 patient visits in 2022. A new maternity ward provides a safe place where 631 babies were delivered last year. Kanyama has solar electricity, and its water is pumped from a well.

Kasina Health Center

Constructed in 1940, the Kasina Health Center is a ministry of the Dedza Catholic Diocese and is part of the First Catholic mission station in Malawi. Serving a rural population of 33,853, the center has 60 beds and had over 2,461 inpatient and 30,806 outpatient visits in 2022. Unlike many of the mission clinics, Kasina benefits from government supplied electricity, supplemented by solar power.

Kaunda Health Center

Since 1973, the Kaundu Health Center has been a ministry of the Dedza Catholic Diocese. The Center and serves nearly 25,000 residents in the area and had 232 inpatient and 12,259 outpatient visits in 2022. Over 600 babies were born at the center in 2022. The staff at Kaundu also minister to 780 HIV patients with retroviral drugs.

Lakeview Health Center

Lakeview Health Center is an Adventist Health System Clinic with a focus on primary care for the 9,6000 they serve in their rural community in the Ntecheu District of the Central region of Malawi. The Center had 109 inpatient and 12,744 outpatient visits in 2022. Established in 1944, the center has 12 beds and provided a safe place for the birth of 87 new babies in 2022.

Matumba Health Center

A ministry of the Dedza Catholic Diocese, the Matumba Health Center serves a rural population of about over 40,000. It has been fully renovated and operates on solar power. The Center offers primary care for the 2,890 inpatient visits and 67,073 outpatient visits it had in 2022. Matumba also boasts and a maternity ward where 493 new babies were born in 2022.

Mbwatalika Health Center

The Mbwatalika Health Center is an Adventist Health System Clinic with a lab and maternity services. The Center is part of the PEPFAR HIV program, a US government emergency plan that accelerates the progress towards controlling the global AIDS epidemic. A new building for the clinic was built in 2015 and cares for over 800 HIV patients. The Center provided 697 inpatient and 11,518 outpatient visits in 2022.

Mikondo Health Center

Half of the patients from the Mikondo Health Center come from Mozambique because the center is only three km from the border. This ministry of the Dedza Diocese was founded in 1992. The clinic cared for 801 inpatient and 16,924 outpatient visits in 2022, including 702 baby deliveries. There are 31 beds at the clinic, which serves a population of nearly 25,000.

Nakalanzi Health Center

Built in 1910, the Nakalanzi Health Center is a ministry of the Dedza Catholic Diocese. It has a small staff that serves a community of 19,000 and delivers around 60 babies each month. The Center provided services for 765 inpatient and 15,325 outpatient visits in 2022. In addition, the clinic follows up with 500 HIV patients on antiretroviral medications and conducts HIV testing for 2,300 patients a year.

Mkuchinga Jwambone Health Center

A ministry of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Blantyre Synod, Mkuchinga Jwambone Health Center is the answer for 17,000 people in 15 villages in Mangochi, Malawi. Brought about because of the needless deaths of expectant mothers and newborns who had to walk a very long distance for medical care, the center provides primary medical care and maternity services. In 2022, 54 babies were delivered at the center and another 469 outpatient visits occurred there.

Sharpevale Health Center

A ministry of the Dedza Catholic Diocese, the Sharpevale Health Center was established in 1975 and ministers to a community of about 24,000 people. Situated in the Ntcheu District of the Central Region, the Health Center provides primary care services and a maternity ward. 713 new babies were delivered there in 2022 and the clinic provided services for 737 inpatient and 47,026 outpatient visits.