Doctors strike in Machinga sees cholera patient die

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Malawi cholera.

…seven others in critical state

Malawi cholera.
Malawi cholera.

A strike by medical doctors at Namanja Health centre in Machinga district has led to the death of a cholera struck patient as he had no one to attend to him.

According to reports that Malawi24 has the medical personnel are against their unpaid locum allowances which they have been asking for a ‘long time.’

It is said the doctors having hit a snag on their requests for the allowances agreed to leave cholera patients attended to so that management would give them a befitting response on the same.

The medics have also been calling for their overtime allowances, demands which have all not been properly and formally responded to by authorities.

Malawi24 has also been highly tipped by locals in the area that about seven patients at the facility are left in a critical state.

The doctors also claim that their colleague in other facilities are getting paid highly for treating cholera patients, something which they are reportedly finding as backing to their claims.

When the disease first hit the country starting on Boxing Day last year, there was a total number of 722 patients.

A report the ministry has released shows that, as of last week, the total number of cholera patients in treatment camps nationwide is 11. Of the 11, Zomba has three patients, Phalombe has six and Karonga has two.

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