A female doctor has spoken of her terror after her home was targeted by burglars in the dead of night — the latest in a string of chilling break-ins striking fear into medical professionals across Malawi. Dr Maria Mang’anda, a Consultant Anaesthesiologist at Mzuzu Central Hospital, was inside her home in Lupaso, Mzuzu, when intruders […]
Malawi has just 600 doctors for entire population, with staggering 1:33,000 doctor-patient ratio Opposition leader Simplex Chithyola Banda says killings could trigger exodus of medical staff abroad Health Minister admits she is ‘saddened’ and probing whether doctors are being deliberately targeted A chilling wave of violence against Malawi’s doctors has sparked an urgent call for […]
In a bid to strengthen fight against Covid -19 pandemic, Tobacco Commission (TC) on Saturday donated K10 million materials towards fighting the pandemic. Speaking during a handover ceremony which took place at TC Headquarters in Capital City Lilongwe, the newly appointed TC Chief Executive Officer, Dr Chidanti Malunga said the donation is a response to […]
Medics in the country are expressing concern over continued harassment of health workers due to misconception over Covid-19 matters. The Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) is worried with continued mistreatment of health care workers by some guardians of Covid-19 patients. SMD president Victor Mgonjetsi Mithi has dismissed rumours orchestrating abuse of health workers which include […]
Green Lights Business Investors Portfolio (GLBIP) has donated assorted medical supplies and equipment to the Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) to enable the society respond to the pressure from the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. GLBIP is a network of upcoming investors targeting fresh graduates and students in colleges and universities both locally and internationally. Speaking […]
As the country’s health facilities continue to register a surge in coronavirus pandemic Society of Medical Doctors is asking for more assistance from well-wishers to help secure oxygen cylinders, essential medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers in public hospitals. Dr. Victor Mithi, one of Malawi’s health experts who is also president of the Society of […]
In a bid to stop further spread of COVID-19, MyBucks Banking Corporation has donated K3 million to the Society of Medical Doctors in Malawi (SMDM) for the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for frontline health workers. Receiving the donation, President of the Society of Medical Doctors in Malawi Dr Victor-Saidi Mithi stated that frontline […]
The Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) has called for volunteer health workers to support the frontline health care staff during this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. The doctors made the call in a statement barely a day after President Lazarus Chakwera admitted that the country’s health system had been “overwhelmed” by the surge. “The situation is quite desperate,” he said, laying out […]
Human Resources for Health (HRH) Coalition has given the Malawi government up to Friday this week to procure and supply personal protective equipment (PPE) in all public health facilities or face nationwide strike of frontline workers in the coronavirus ‘warzone’. The coalition argues that a lack of or shortages of PPE in public health facilities […]
Frontline medical workers through Medical Doctors Union of Malawi has asked the Special Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus (Covid-19) to provide several services including providing adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for those heading into a ‘warzone’ as the virus pandemic hits. Health workers across the country are ‘taking risks’ when it comes to their own health due […]
Tongues are wagging over the abrupt, unexpected and questionable resignation of the president of Society of Malawi Doctors, Dr Amos Nyaka following President Peter Mutharika announcement on Thursday that three people who are the woman, her 11-year-old relation and a 64-year-old maid tested positive to coronavirus. Nyaka tendered his resignation on Saturday. His resignation comes […]
Medical Society of Malawi president Amos Nyaka says it is too early for Malawi to ban public gatherings and handshake greetings in the wake of coronavirus that has hit South Africa and other countries. Nyaka said this on Zodiak Broadcasting Station just a day after state vice president Saulos Chilima called for strict measures to […]
FDH Bank has donated K2.5 million to the Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) for their annual conference which is underway in the lakeshore district of Mangochi. Presenting the donation in Blantyre on Thursday, FDH Bank Head of Marketing and Communication Levie Nkunika said FDH believes in growth and takes keen interest in areas of education […]
The Society of Medical Doctors (SMD) has said it has gathered no evidence from the health facilities in the ‘vampirism’ hotspots that anyone has adequate clinical evidence to support claims by some individuals in different parts of the southern region of the country that they encountered blood suckers. The society’s president Dr Amos Salimanda […]