The Vision of the health sector is to achieve a state of health for all the people of Malawi that would enable them to lead a quality and productive life.
The Mission of the Ministry of Health and Population is to provide strategic leadership for the delivery of a comprehensive range of quality, accessible, and efficient health services to all Malawians through the creation and sustenance of a strong health system.
Kamuzu Central Hospital is a 780 bed tertiary level hospital which provides referral services for five district hospitals. The hospital provides ICU, internal medicine, gynaecology, paediatrics, general surgery and orthopaedic services and is also the only dialysis centre in the country.
The population in the direct community numbers 620,000 but the hospital also serves the population across the wider region of around 4 million in total. The hospital has 59 doctors and 286 nursing staff.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest trust in the Tees Valley. The trust provides health care for over 400,000 people from two main sites, the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.
The trust has a 7,000 strong workforce, which offers particular expertise in heart disease, trauma, neurosciences, renal services and spinal injuries. The organization also works in close partnership with a Ministry of Defence Hospital unit based at the Friarage Hospital.
The trust is also host site for the County Durham and Tees Valley Local Clinical Research Network and a host site for the North East Research Design Service, reaffirming the trust’s commitment to training, life-long learning and research.
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