Police in Chikhwawa are keeping in custody a 46-year-old man for operating a clinic and practising medicine without a license.
The suspect, John Mathews, was arrested on 8th February this year on suspicion that he was operating a clinic in the area of Beleu without a license.
Confirming to Malawi24, Chikhwawa Police spokesperson sergeant Andrew Mayawo said the arrest followed a joint operation by officers from ministry of health and the Police.
“During the operation, Mathews was found with prescription medicine, hospital equipment and test kits. He was charged with five counts namely; operating a private clinic without licence, practicing as a medical doctor without being registered, practicing as a dentist without being registered, being found in possession of property suspected to have been stolen and reckless and negligence which are crimes under Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Act,” said Mayawo.
He added that the operation was aimed at dealing with people who sell drugs and operate clinics without licences.
The fake doctor’s trial at Chikhwawa magistrate court is expected to commence on Friday, 17 February.
Mathews comes from Beleu village traditional authority (TA) Maseya in the district of Chikhwawa.
he operated a clinic and practiced medicine? all by himself? that’s gangsta!! that is not a fake doctor, he simply has no license. He probably has his own private mortuary. maybe he has his own underground laboratory where he conducts some experiments……………he probably never went to college at all, just dug up some medical encyclopedia…….
He is not fake,he has been alot of people. You know in government hospital the medicinecyou can find is painkillers only.
Hw fake is the doctor? alicense is not aprofessional qualification but authority if the doctor is aqualified one,isee no harm he is better than people who are stealing money in our country and let innocent lives die in our hosptals due lack of drugs,machines just because they have wings to fly abroad and seek good medical services
all these bcoz of tremendous unemployment due to nepotism and favouritism
That idiot must rot in jail
Change this rule medical council our toothless bull dog regulator please analyse more to this the district council knows they issued business licence alipo wayambana naye
Moti mbuli zikungoba ndikuotcha ma office abomawa zili ndi ma licence koma?? ndichifukwa chache sakumangidwa? koma dziko limadana ndi chilungamo ndithu.
Not regestered or fake….. …..
ameneyo m’asuleni akupulumusta miyoyo ya amalawi akakokela adzatenga bwino chiphaso that’s my comment
Tiyese mankhwala compan. Kkk
Kkjkk koma mukawafusa wodwalawo womwe amalandira mankhwala kwa doctor ameneyo samachira
Kkkkkk guru lija lomapereka mankhwara a expire
kkkkk ntchito zikusowa kumalawi,he is having some exprirnce kust intstruct him to have proper documents,zipatala zaboma mankhwala kumakhala kulibe komaso kunyada kwa ma doctor,,,,,,,,I support him 120 % ndipo sindikubwelera mbuyo kotenga mankhwala does not matter provided he is serving the public……if anything he must just be advised to have a registered doctor basi not kutseka kachipatalako,,,,,,,, you behave dogs in public hospitals zoona zake.Palibe umunthu umakhala ngati ukapempha not that its our own taxes…..mtayeni ameneyoo!
komatu ku chikwawa kumeneko,ndiponyako chonunkha kumeneko.
kkkkkk what’s that bro?
Chikhwawa Ndiye Yavuta Lero Akamtengeni Gwiranipo Ntchito Yanu,its Ur Tim
Please mupheni ameneyo
Akutenga kuti mankhwala amenewo..?
He is a killer,,,,
No sense