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Table 1 Demographic information regarding health services in each district

From: Implementing an mhGAP-based training and supervision package to improve healthcare workers’ competencies and access to mental health care in Malawi

 

Mulanje

Thyolo

Machinga

Nsanje

Ntcheu

Population

 Total

525,429

587,445

488,996

238,099

474,464

 Male

247,391

279,979

243,747

115,371

226,567

 Female

278,038

307,476

254,249

122,718

247,897

Facilities

 Government hospitals

1

1

1

1

1

 Private hospitals

0

0

0

0

0

 CHAM hospitals

1

1

0

1

1

 Government health centres

18

15

15

10

22

 Private health centres

1

20

2

3

4

 CHAM health centres

4

8

6

3

13

 Number of beds in district hospital

382

298

243

300

255

Staffing

 District hospital (Gov’t and CHAM)

  Doctors

2

2

1

4

3

  Clinicians

88

39

48

17

29

  Nurses

171

120

76

78

159

  Medical assistants

27

49

6

10

47

  Psychiatric clinical officers

1

1

0

0

0

  Psychiatric nurses

5

4

5

2

2

 Health centres (Gov’t and CHAM)

 Nurses

25

57

21

44

16

 Medical assistants

20

27

20

20

47