Medical work is the right hand of the gospel. It was necessary for the Missionary work to focus on the advancement of the cause of God, as it was believed that through medical work, men and women were led to see the importance of right habits of living, and the saving power of the truth would be made known. Following the good missionary work at Chiwata area and the first believers were baptized in 1895, the clan leader called Chief Nakamo, permitted the church leaders in the diocese to establish the parish.

In 1923 Chidya secondary school was built and construction of a unit to be used as the First Aid centre began in order to serve the health needs of the school community. In 1954 the First Aid centre was expanded into a health facility and was officially certified as a dispensary under the registration name of Chidya Anglican Dispensary. With this registration, the government had permitted the dispensary to provide other health services including outpatient care, reproductive and child healthcare and as a treatment center for the Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV).