This Health Centre, 35 km from Blantyre, is another of those run by Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was started in 1968 to serve a population without access to any other medical help. It has 25 beds, mostly used for maternity and paediatric cases. They have between 12-33 deliveries per month. Recent extensions have enabled the development of better education and treatment for those suffering from HIV/AIDS. 40-45% of all antenatal patients are HIV positiveand as a result are given Nivirspine st delivery. It runs a TB programme and the staff go out regularly taking a mobile clinic to 14 villages in the region (the farthest being 12km away) as well as offering ante-natal and child health clinics at the Health Centre itself.After a visit in September 2009, it was evident that the Health Centre is very close to the Mozambique border and 65% of their patients come from across the border along with the Malawi population of 9,000 people that they serve. They have just built a Cholera block but unfortunately like a lot of new buildings in Malawi have no staff therefore it is not in use yet, but will contain 6 beds. They also have a small dental clinic and Laboratory.