Bwaila hospital sued for negligence
A Dedza-based man has sued Bwaila Hospital, populary known as Bottom, for the death of his wife and his newly born child who died while receiving treatment at the institution.
Joseph Chijaza Phiri has said he believes both his “wife and child would be alive today” if staff at the hospital had not slept on their jobs on the material day.
According to Chijaza-Phiri, there were no staff available at the hospital on the material night his wife was due to deliver.
“My wife and child plus five others lost their lives because someone was negligent with their jobs,” said Chijaza-Phiri.
Chijaza-Phiri said he has since, through the Legal Aid Bureau, sued Bwaila Hospital for negligence.
Legal Aid Bureau spokesperson, Jacqueline Ngongonda, confirmed representing Chijaza-Phiri in the case.
“We have notified the office of the Attorney General (AG) on the same on our intention to sue,” said Ngongonda.
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Shame the most government hospitas their service is not that much good the staff always working like they been forced to work while it’s their career
Meanwhile Chisale has over 40 cars. The entire goverment is just risiculous. It doesn’t matter what 3-letter political party you support. I’m just so tired of this country.
The government must pay and but before paying the one on duty must be fired and medical council must revoke his or her licence.
It is important not to use other people’s experiences to draw conclusions. This story is one sided and does not offer solutions to public. If you have issues I would first suggest you meet the office of the Ombudsman and DHO at the facility to discuss what happened. I saw in the text that “he believes”, this is not evidence. There is need for the legal aid representative to understand that there are organizations that can assist to find out what really happened before going out with stories without evidence. I may suggest they work with Nurses and Midwives council, medical council and the hospital ombudsman to discuss what really happened before going a lawsuit. I believe the hospital will give it’s side. Thereafter, they may decide whether to proceed or not. We have many challenges in hospitals originating from the System, Health workers, patients and the community. So it’s important to understand individual cases than basing arguments on wrong assumptions. Nyasa times, ask the legal aid why they never examined the issues at the facility. Health workers do good job, only that we choose to publicize when something goes wrong. That’s depressing, they are people too. They are not machines. They need to be understood osati kumangiwatukwana and yet when we get sick we go to them. What do we want in life. Let’s learn to appreciate. I suggest the legal aid guys go and find out Ku chipatalako than trying to prove that they are working and yet they have failed to take primary examination of the issue
Negligence once proved becomes a strong case to pursue. The case has to start. Enawo a Midwives, Nurses chani-chani will just be served with summons. How I wish I could join this case. Ma medical staff ena amaonjedza kwambiri m’zipatala zathu, umo munthu wakhalira pa phone, patient kuchita kubuma ndi ululu munthu sadzapanga attend. We need people who see thing through this way. I hope other private practice lawyers can also join this case. It’s an interesting case to pursue.
umaona munthu kutitu awa ncitoyi is not their calling.
ethics mulibe.
There is no way the Legal aid bureau would proceed to sue without evidence. Before suing pamakhala what is called “Legal opinion” on the case where an assessment of the case plus evidence available is done and then a recommendation is made then if they is probable cause they proceed to open a case. The fact that health workers do a commendable job is not deniable and we appreciate that but that does not mean that where there has been negligence people should not speak out. I have experienced both great medical care and negligence at government hospitals. Human lives are too precious to be played around with. If there was negligence in this case, then justice must be served, period.
If they reached a stage of suing the hospital I believe everything you mentioned has been tried
Zizungu za makono. Material day.Material night.Material morning.Material mid day.Material mid night.Material mid morning.Material evening.Material girl by Madonna. Shaaaaaaaaaaaa😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
I like the picture of the ward at Bottom Hospital – very clean floor. .and ample space.
It’s a shame nothing seems to be improving.
There is a small country called Finland run by a young female prime Minister of 34 years old. This country is in the top 5 countries in the world in education and health system. I know this is too much to dream of my country but even if we fix only the hospitals that will give the population some hope and this is very possible. Can we begin to do something instead of having endless conversations that we have heard since we were born
Ndipo inu
Ukazawina mulanduwu dolla yake osazayelekeza kukwatilira mkazi wina mizimu izakukantha
Muuzeni 😂😂
Mumafuna azakhale opanda mkazi mpaka kalekale? Atha kumangochinda osakwatira, kenako akazachinda mkazi wako ndipamene uzadziwe kuti malangizo ako ndi opusa.
Our health system in the country is very poor. Even if you go to private hospital’s it’s the same.
i remember in 2012.nkazi wanganso zikanationekera.anthu oipa ameneo kubwailako.komanso kuli nurse wina kumeneko wachikulile ofunika kumuona bwinobwino akakhala iyeyo pa duty malilo okhaokha
And they charge eish.
overstretched health service, free medical care offered, staff working under pressure. If people are going to sue free hospital care will disappear.
Its not free healthcare its funded by our taxes, if they are overwhelmed they have an option to resign. He is suing because there was no care, so don’t say when one sues care will disappear, which care when patients are dying out of neglegence?
What’s the benefit of free health care yet people are dying? But the same people pay when they visit herbalists.
Bwaila hospital- ndichikhalidwe chawo makamaka anamwino amene amagwila ku ward ya amayi woyembekezela. Ndi amwano kwambiri, salabadira kupeleka thandizo kwa azimayi panthawi yochira . Ineso mkazi wanga anavutika mpaka kukanapanda kuwalalatila kuti angomutumiza ku kamuzu central hospital for operation bwezi lero atamwalira, koma mwachisomo anamutumiza ku central hospital anatilandira bwino ndipo mkazi wanga anachira kuzera ku operation.
Ndiye achita bwino kuwasumira amazolowera anamwino aku bottom hospital. Onse okhuzidwa alandile chilango.
Please when you have been abused at the facility meet hospital authorities or hospital ombudsman. Do go out with anger. Make sure you know who did that to you than saying ma nurse. We have very good nurses and doctors. Osamaipitsilana mbili. A lot of women akulandira chithandizo Ku Bwaila konko and some men too. Pamakhala mavuto nthawi zina koma it’s good to follow good procedures. If you still experience undignified care please meet hospital authorities
He is not wrong to take them to court. I experienced the same in September last year. I could lose my wife the same way Mr Phiri lost both wife and child but last minute I made a decision to take out my wife to Likuni. Until somebody is held responsible thing will never change.
@bottom concerned victims – Ndizoona zenizeni mukukambazo. Amagwira ntchito ngati anachita kutumidwa koma chonsecho anasankha okha kupita kukaphunzira zachipatala. Zimatiwawa