Expectant mothers sleep on the floor in Malawi hospital
Pregnant women at Khombedza Health Centre, 25 Kilometres north of Salima District, are sleeping literally on the floor due to in availability of beds.
When space on the floor in the ward runs out, their attendants sleep in corridors of the ward. Or outside on the hospital veranda and compound.
The patients are also at risk of contracting malaria disease because the mosquito nets which they are using are torn and outdated.
Khombedza clinic In charge Henry Mbedza attributed the problem to high number of the patients that the clinics receives on daily and weekly basis for delivery.
Mbedza said the problem is that the clinic is surrounded by two Christian Hospitals Association of Malawi (CHAM) paying facilities of Thavite and Chipala.
“What happens is that people run away from the paying facilities of Chitala and Thavite and they all converge here for treatment and labour hence the situation, there is need for another facility in the area of Traditional Authority Makanjira because currently we serve the catchment area of 56,000 people,” said Mbedza.
Member of parliament for the area who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Publicity Secretary, Dr Jessie Kabwira who visited the clinic for the mother’s day cerebration said she has already reported the matter to the district Health officer (DHO) for action.
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Kodi m’mesa Ku Thavite ndi Ku Chitala Kuli service agreement?Ndiye amathawanso CHani kungoti anthuwo Anangozolawera za urele.M’mene anakhazikitsira Zipatala za Massion muja mukulira pano.
Why are we acting like this is the exception ! It is what happens , and WOMEN are the main cause, Malawian women are cruel and nasty, they want you to experince pain in childbirth as a punishment. I was left alone by several nurses in Queens to give birth to a breech baby, I scremed I shouted, they told me to shut up, my baby died , I lived , I will never belive Malawians have the heart ! BULLSHIT TO SAFE MOTHER HOOD, !
If this is true you need to raise a complaint against the Nurses responsible for that
and you will see them loose their jobs. Dont allow it to happen again to anybody.
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CASHGATE CASHGATE !! WANTHU KULIRA MZIPATALA NDI KUMUZI INUYO MUKUDYA NDI KUGONA POFEWA MULUNGU NAMALENGA ZONZEZI AKUWONA POTI WOWELUZA NDI KULANGA NDIYE MWINI ZIKOMO YEHOVA !!!
outdated mosquito nets?
Inenso langa funso linali lomwelo.Thats normal ,chofunika ndikuti achire basi za bed si nkhani for the time being.Nansani ndakunyadila.
I think wht nkasai is saying is true bt you need to report it to any corncided staff whn it has just happened .
cash gate ikugona pa bed! Innocent people sleep on floor and yet we celebrate 50yrs of independence
This is unacceptable. Malawi Government solve that problem without delay. Its shameful.
Kodi kunyumba amagona potani?
kumalankhula moganiza ndibwino, ndimisonkho yao ayenera kumagona pabwino, sizakuti chifukwa alikumudzi ai sichoncho.
Wakuuza ndani kuti naonso amakhoma msonkho?