Mangochi ‘clinician’ arrested for unlawful death

A 65-year-old ‘clinician’ is in police custody in the lakeshore district of Mangochi for causing death of a person at his clinic. Eastern Region Police spokesperson Inspector Thomeck Nyaude identified the suspect in an interview with Nyasa Times as Jailosi Amili of Mponela Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Makanjila in the district. He said the suspect, […]

Ethics, locum and strikes among health practitioners in Malawi

Recently we have been hearing of health personnel in most of the countries hospitals, like Zomba central hospital, Kamuzu central hospital, Neno and Thyolo district hospital going on strike on several grounds. The major reason for their withdrawal of labour was the workers demand for an increment in an allowance commonly known as locum. Locum is an allowance that  a […]