Health Sector — Mardan Division
Mardan Division’s health system includes Basic Health Units, Rural Health Centres, THQ/DHQ hospitals, and two Medical Teaching Institutions serving 4.64 million people and regional referrals. Data is drawn from KP Development Statistics 2018–19, MTI sources, and the 2025–26 provincial budget.
Government sector facilities (division total)
Population served4.64M+Facility Breakdown by Type and District (Government Sector)
| Facility type | Division total | Mardan | Swabi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitals (excl. MTI teaching hospitals) | 14 | 8 / 752 beds | 6 / 530 beds |
| MTI teaching hospitals | 2 | Mardan Medical Complex ≈730–800 beds | Bacha Khan Medical Complex 452 beds |
| Dispensaries | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| Rural Health Centres | 10 | 4 / 74 beds | 6 / 90 beds |
| Basic Health Units | 87 | 49 | 38 |
| Mother & Child Health Centres | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| TB Clinics | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Leprosy facility | 2 | 1 (clinic) | 1 (centre) |
| Private hospitals | 12 | 2 | 10 / 175 beds |
| Private medical practitioners | 491 | 356 | 135 |
Facility Types — Division Counts
BHUs by District
Mardan district has 49 BHUs; Swabi has 38.
Mardan Medical Complex — MTI Mardan
Established in 1997–98 as a 400-bed hospital, Mardan Medical Complex (MMC) became the teaching hospital of Bacha Khan Medical College in 2008 and has expanded to approximately 730–800 beds, with further growth planned. It provides comprehensive tertiary care through specialties including medicine, surgery, cardiology, neurosurgery, nephrology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, psychiatry, and diagnostic services. Recent reforms have focused on strengthening emergency care, enforcing biometric attendance, and expanding the Outpatient Department and Cardiac Centre, while a proposed specialty block would substantially increase future capacity.
Bacha Khan Medical Complex — MTI Swabi
Bacha Khan Medical Complex (BKMC) is a 452-bed tertiary teaching hospital and the largest healthcare facility in Swabi District, affiliated with Gajju Khan Medical College. Its teaching network includes BKMC, DHQ Hospital Swabi, THQ Lahor, and, since 2021, THQ Topi. BKMC was the first public-sector multi-specialty tertiary hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to receive a Category 1 licence from the KP Health Care Commission. The network also operates a Thalassemia Centre and dedicated Mother and Child Care units under the Sehat Sahulat program.
Sehat Sahulat Card Empanelment Gap
As of June 2024, THQ Hospital Takht Bhai (“Ganjai Hospital”) the main facility serving 3 tehsils of Mardan district was not empanelled for the Sehat Sahulat Card, despite repeated requests from the District Health Office, Mardan to the KP health department. Only Mardan Medical Complex and DHQ Hospital Mardan with 2 private hospitals were on the district’s panel. The hospital also lacked sterilization autoclave machines, meaning C-section procedures could not be performed under the health card scheme locally, forcing expectant mothers to travel further afield. Source: The News International, 13 June 2024.
Provincial Health Budget Context — FY 2025–26
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Provincial health budget (current + development) | Rs 276 billion |
| Health allocation within ADP | Rs 27 billion |
| Sehat Sahulat (health card) programme | Rs 35 billion (up from Rs 28 billion, +25%) |
| Non-DHQ Hospital Revamping (foreign-funded component) | Rs 5.60 billion |
| Human Capital Investment — Health (foreign-funded) | Rs 5.88 billion |
| Sehat Card Plus beneficiaries province-wide | 4.4 million+ (covers full population on paper) |
District- or division-level breakdowns of these totals are not separately published by the KP Finance Department.