Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) Archives

Malawi Police fire teargas inside Queens Hospital

Sep 25, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

…Activist Billy Mayaya assaulted Police in Blantyre this morning fired teargas inside Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, a major referral hospital in the Southern Region. The incident happened after clashes between protesters and Democratic Progressive Party… ...

Queen Elizabeth Hospital told to replace old water pipes

Aug 30, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ombudsman has ordered the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital to replace outdated water pipes at the facility saying they are contributing to infections. The Office of the Ombudsman said this in an investigation report titled… ...

NGO bails out inmates at Chichiri

Jan 29, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

With overcrowding in prisons like Chichiri, inmates are prone to diseases such as tuberculosis. However, it becomes a challenge for prisoners to access medical care outside the walls as this demands extra resources to ferry… ...

Police nab patient, guardian for stealing QECH blankets

Oct 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 53 &

Police in the commercial city of Blantyre have arrested a patient and his guardian for stealing blankets and bed covers from the Tuberculosis (TB) ward at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH). The couple, Frank Duli,… ...