Egypt is Malawi’s new medical hope, can replace India as referral country – Queens Hospital physician

Egypt can replace India as a medical referral country according to Dr Cooper Nyirenda, Chairman of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) Referral Committee.

Egyptian Ambassaor to Malawi Maher El-Adawy in a group photo with Dr.Cooper Nyirenda and other Doctors from Malawi Defence Force (C)Stanley Makuti
Egyptian Ambassaor to Malawi Maher El-Adawy in a group photo with Dr.Cooper Nyirenda and other Doctors from Malawi Defence Force (C)Stanley Makuti
Egptian Ambassaor to Malawi Maher El-Adawy (L) is accompanied by MBC Public relations officer  Thembi Malinki (R) welcomes Dr.Cooper Nyirenda (C)  on arrival at KIA from Egypt - Pic by Stanley Makuti
Egptian Ambassaor to Malawi Maher El-Adawy (L) is accompanied by MBC Public relations officer Thembi Malinki (R) welcomes Dr.Cooper Nyirenda (C) on arrival at KIA from Egypt – Pic by Stanley Makuti

Nyirenda, who is also QECH Chief Physician, made the assertion Saturday on his arrival from Egypt where he went on a skill enhancement tour as winner of the health category award in the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Innovations Awards.

“Egypt is an advanced country with advanced and sophisticated hospitals with advanced medical equipment giving it the potential to replace India as a medical referral country,” said the QECH physician who expressed admiration of Egypt’s dialysis units, liver and kidney transplant machines and elderly care centers among others.

On his month-long trip which was sponsored by Malawi’s Egyptian Embassy, Dr Nyirenda also underwent a medical Co-Existent training which he commends as an eye catching one that has enhance his medical knowledge experience and skill.

On his arrival through Kamuzu International Airport, the QECH referral chair was welcomed by Malawi’s Egyptian Ambassador, Maher El-Adawy, who appreciated  Nyirenda’s educative visit to his country.

“We are one Africa and I am very happy that you had a wonderful stay in Egypt,” said El-Adawy who further emphasised on the vitality of inter-country good relations.

MBC’s Innovations Awards is an annual inspiring the nation campaign and every one of the last year’s 10 awardees will be sponsored skill enhancement trips to Egypt and China under the sponsorship of the respective embassies according to the national broadcaster’s spokesperson, Thembi Malinki.

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Dr. Ben Phiri, PhD(Cyprus International University, USA)
Dr. Ben Phiri, PhD(Cyprus International University, USA)
7 years ago

Some comments have factual errors. Some of the people do not know Dr. Cooper Nyirenda. Dr. Nyirenda was once a personal physician for Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda before Dr. H. Ntaba. He was not trained in Zimbabwe. All these are complete lies about this man. Of course he is old and he says it. In his own words, he says ndachekura. But let us celebrate our elderly people than despising them. Countries that have done better in life celebrate and cherishes their elderly men.

Sidreck Namboya
Sidreck Namboya
7 years ago

I think someone is being too ambitious here! If the country cannot afford medicine in the hospital, no reliable water and electricity,maybe only one or two can it manage to attend to all it’s citizens! You just are feeling jealous of Dr Cooper but am telling you ten of the young brains that are making noise now, cannot match this guy! I bet if Dr Wilima was in the public sector you would be baying for his blood. A relation had a brain tumour and he had been going to “these young doctors” for medication and he was always diagnised… Read more »

Tt
Tt
7 years ago

Dr Nyirenda, its time you retire now! Mwakula abale…… Kodi civil service reform ili kuti?? Cooper , give others a chance now…. your hospital director was probably in diapers when you were a doctor already, please go home now

Kunyado
Kunyado
7 years ago

Ukayendera mzengo usati asakhwi afumbula.

golo
golo
7 years ago

We have a long way to go to develop our health sector . But apart from learning from Egypt let us enhance our own health systems through this cooperation

All-i-can-say
All-i-can-say
7 years ago

Totally agree with comment number 1. The mentality among Our leaders is pathetic. How can we develop our own infrastructure with this kind of thinking. These retards only think of themselves. Do we even have the forex to refer each and every patient to Egypt?

When are we going aspire to have the best health facilities to even attract patients from other countries and earn forex in the process? We are too brain washed to think beyond our noses. This disease of thinking that everything foreign is better is killing creativity. No wonder we even import toothpicks. Shame!!

Dzambo
Dzambo
7 years ago

Too much insecurity in Egypt.

Morsi Pharao
Morsi Pharao
7 years ago

Cooper was trained in Zimbabwe, why not recommend the country that trained you? And we should refer when we have British doctors and Malawi doctors running the dialysis unit at QECH? I agree with Ree, this old man has no idea how to promote health care in QECH, he has served his nation let him reture and let the young men run the show. Colonial mentality always in Black mans mind. And dont trust Arab Egypt, they are interested in your water, next they will ask for a share from Lake Malawi through Tanzania. Why you think tanzania with lake… Read more »

Bwande
Bwande
7 years ago

A Malawi sangalalani kwapezeka zipatala zina ku Egypt… Ha ha ha. What a joke of a nation we are! Pathetic

madalitsoshaba
madalitsoshaba
7 years ago

you can see how these stupid fools think

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