During the 1970s, the number of health centres more than doubled, reaching 239, while the number of rural dispensaries nearby doubled, reaching 2,600
M’zaka za m’ma 1970, chiwerengero cha zipatala chinawonjezeka kuwirikiza kawiri, kufika pa mazana awiri makumi atatu kudza mphambu zisanu ndi zinayi, pamene zipatala zakumidzi zomwe zinali pafupi zinawonjezeka kawiri, kufika pa zikwi ziwiri ndi mazana asanu ndilimodzi