About us
The first Presbyterian Mission in Malawi was founded in Blantyre, Malawi by Church of Scotland missionaries in 1876.
Introduction to Mulanje Mission Hospital
Medical work was done from the start but Blantyre Mission Hospital was opened in 1896. It was modified into a maternity hospital in 1943 when the government opened a male hospital. Blantyre Mission Hospital closed when Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital was opened in 1958 and all health services
of Blantyre Synod were concentrated at Mulanje.
The first location of Mulanje Mission Hospital was on the slopes of Mulanje Mountain, in order to avoid interruptions by slave traders. In 1928, after abandoning of the slave trade, the mission was moved about ten kilometers to its present location. A small hospital was built as well as a primary school, also used as a church, a small teacher training block and five staff houses. The initial clinic was a maternity facility (1928 to 1950). In 1950 a dormitory for trainee midwives was built, followed by an operating theatre in 1958.
A large new maternity block was added in 1972, after a hostel was built two years before, to accommodate student midwives. In 1980, a new paediatric ward was erected along with many staff houses. The hospital finally changed from maternity clinic to a full fledged hospital in 1999, when a male ward was opened.
