St. Walburg's Hospital

St. Walburg's Hospital Nyangao is situated on the hills of Nyangao Village, north to the border between the Lindi and Mtwara Regions. Lindi region is surrounded by six districts and all combined these have an estimated total of more than 900,000 inhabitants (2012 census). Operations cover the east-southern zone of Tanzania between Kilwa and the border of Mozambique. The hospital even receives patients from neighbour country of Mozambique. Nyangao hospital is estimated to serve a population of around two million people.^[4]

The hospital admits patients to a general medical ward, which has separate units for patients with Tuberculosis, a surgical ward, a paediatric ward, an Obstetrics and gynaecology ward and a Neonate Intensive Care Unit. The hospital also operates an HIV/AIDS treatment clinic, a Physiotherapy department, a dental clinic and an eye clinic. The hospital is running a Out Patient Department and a department for Reproductive health and Child Health. It is supported by a laboratory, two pharmacies and X-ray and Ultrasound services.