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Poor Malawi
Poor Malawi
9 years ago

If comment No. 3 is a case to be taken seriously,there is urgent need for the already few medical Doctors (Dr) nor Doctors of Philosophy (PhD holders) to be freed from administrative work and let graduates of Health management stream take on the administrative task of DHO please. We really contribute to inefficiency of our highly qualified medical doctors by heaping great administrative responsibilities on them. They are trained to save lives not as supporting staff (DHO) whose sole responsibility is to help others (Drs and Nurses) save lives of people better. Could the Commission for Public Services Reform also… Read more »

Mapuyamurupare
Mapuyamurupare
9 years ago

The fight against Non-Communicable diseases is not yet started and Malawi / Ministry of Health Can NOT win this fight. Our Doctors are FULL TIME Administrators and Accountants for the Hospitals and NOT in Hospitals to treat patients BUT to sign Checks, sourcing procurement commissions from suppliers of goods or attending to workshops. How can a Medical Doctor the so called DHO or DMO stay for months without seeing / treating a patient. But when it comes to travelling for workshops Ndiye Number 1. Tiyeni mu ward tikathandize odwala ndiye kudzengereza thooooo!!!!!! Eeee ndili ndi meeting. Can the PS for… Read more »

fathi slshehaab
fathi slshehaab
9 years ago

Interesting proposal and task foe health scuentists…

Vitumbiko
Vitumbiko
9 years ago

Non communicable diseases have indeed negatively impacted our health, its time for Malawi as nation to pull up its socks in the battle of reducing the disease burden and deaths due to preventable diseases like hypertension, diabetes, cardivascular diseases etc
A multidisciplinary approach can significantly produce tangible results
Big up to NGOs and other scientific instituitions that have taken significant strides in the fight against NCDs

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