Shocking revelations have emerged that some Malawian health workers are having a hand in stealing drugs from hospitals and selling them to smugglers.
International media reports indicate that Antiretrovirals (ARVs), painkillers and antibiotics stolen from Malawi hospitals are being traded for money on the streets of Johannesburg in South Africa.
This comes amid innocent citizens’ cry for drugs in hospitals across the country.
The reports also indicate that Thyolo district hospital is one of the health facilities where massive stealing of drugs is taking place.
It appears ARVs are the most stolen of the mentioned drugs with large amounts getting smuggled out of the country on irregular basis.
A local nursing student (name withheld) has confided in Malawi24 that Malawi ARVs are also being sold in neighboring Mozambique.
She said some health workers at Phalombe district hospital steal the drugs.
President Peter Mutharika, during a state of nation address he made when he was opening Parliament, assured Malawians that his government will do its best in bringing sanity among health workers and in dealing with anyone who steal drugs.
In a related development, three people were last week charged for stealing drugs at Chitipa district hospital.
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HahahHa those buying them are mixing them to make drugs that’s why they selling fast,of course those with Aids buy them but SA government gives for free or foreigners buy them.
A Malawi
Corruption z endless
eeee ndi kangokuva kuti ma manthawala ARV,S ndasiya chingololo. eeeeeee sono akuti amenewa amamwa siku lilose mmmmmmm jojojojojo zithuzi ndi zokoma pathawi ukupanga km ndi mavuto ukapezeka nako
malawi very stupid pple in de world.im fade up
bola ngat chapepuka
Boma liribe chitetezo chokwana mpake mankhwala akubedwa.
akufuna tizingofa bas
That means DPP government has weak security
Here in RSA they are using it for smoking woonga
Very bad indeed
I agree. But it’s used to make a street drug called nyaope and not for the aids purpose. But to feed their addiction. The drug is more dangerous than any other because they also add temic to it.
this is uncalled for and cannot be tolerated anymore!! THE DPP-LED GOVT IS AT THE CENTRE OF THIS MESS!
love of our country is low even u sell ur relatives are dying it is just same as what militants are doing to pple.
Amapangira ma drug ozunguza bongo known as unga
dziko la mkaka ndi uchi haa! Mbuzi za anthu sichina koma ulesi
Musamangoti peter peter kodi inu mungalamule? Makape inu kumalawi m,mangodziwa kulankhula
They are just doing whats best for business Hustling.com
body buster
Malawi z now Country of problemz