Blantyre DHO Gateway Clinic

Blantyre DHO Gateway Clinic is a government health facility in Blantyre, Malawi; the initials DHO stand for District Health Office. The Ministry of Health's national facility registry lists it as Gateway Clinic, also called Gateway Dispensary: a government-owned dispensary in Blantyre District under facility code BT240417, recorded as functional and registered. The registry's service entries for the facility include: - HIV testing, antiretroviral therapy (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and infant-feeding counselling - tuberculosis treatment - malaria rapid testing and treatment - immunisation, growth monitoring and management of malnutrition - family planning for HIV clients In Malawi, public health services in each district are managed by a District Health Office, which runs the district hospital, health centres and dispensaries under the district council. Services at government facilities are generally free at the point of use. Blantyre, founded as a Church of Scotland mission in 1876 and named after David Livingstone's birthplace in Scotland, is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce and its second-largest city, with 800,264 residents at the 2018 census. Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, the country's largest referral hospital, is also in the city. The clinic has not published a telephone number or email address online.

52W9+559, Blantyre, Malawi
Blantyre

15°48′16″S 35°1′5″E

• HIV testing
• Antiretroviral therapy (ART)
• Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
• Tuberculosis treatment
• Malaria testing and treatment
• Immunisation
• Growth monitoring
• Management of malnutrition
• Family planning for HIV clients