Cancer treatment stopped at Mzuzu Central Hospital
Lack of profession doctors for cancer at the Mzuzu Central Hospital has led to the facility stop administering some drugs to patients as such medicines need well-trained doctors to administer them, the hospital senior official has disclosed.
Speaking to Malawi News Agency (MANA) at the end of World Cancer Day commemorations held at Mzuzu Central Hospital on Thursday, Medical Officer of Mzuzu Central Hospital, Dr Ruth Nyirenda said the health facility is facing a lot of challenges when it comes to treating cancer patients in northern region.
“We are failing to administer some of the cancer drugs to our patients just because there is no well-trained doctor which makes the hospital lose a lot of money by sending these patients to Lilongwe and Blantyre for treatment.
However, lack of specialized doctors to treat cancer has not made the hospital relent in the fight against the disease and Dr. Nyirenda said the central hospital will work with district hospitals in order to raise more awareness on the disease and help decrease discrimination and stigmatization.
On his part Deputy Mayor of Mzuzu City, Frazer Chunga called on all people to unite and fight against cancer.
“We are going to sit down as council and see how we can help fight against cancer in our city and map the way forward on the issue of having professional doctors at Mzuzu Central Hospital.
“If people are sick now and then, the country suffers a lot in terms of development because family members are busy taking care of patients,” he said.
He then appealed to the general public to see doctors when they are not feeling well in order to get treatment at the right time.
World Cancer Day was established in 2000 with the aim of raising cancer awareness to patients and the general public. It is commemorated on 4th February every year worldwide and this year’s theme is: “We can, you can”. –Mana
Really DPP Government is a failure.
DPP Administration is always a failure and arrogant as such they insisted not to deploy doctors and nurses in our public hospitals.As a result doctors have run away of this Nyasaland Malawi.So don’t need to blame College of Medicine but blame DPP and muthalikas administration
College of Medicine is indeed useless. It’s products cling to administrative duties instead of what they got trained in. They are arrogant just like the Karonga doctor who stays in Blantyre and work at Mwayiwathu yet he is DHO for Karonga. Only comes to sign for allowances, drink, womanize then goes back to Blantyre. Priorities wrongly set here in Malawi. I have respect for doctors who work in central hospitals only. Those really work. Foolish Ministry of health
Sad development. During this era, the whole central hospital could not fail to have specialized doctor for cancer treatment and yet politicians are busy telling us Malawians that everything is well in the country. Don’t our leaders know that to refer patients from Mzuzu to Lilongwe or Blantyre is expensive on part of patients and their relations. Really, we are moving backwards as also evidenced by patients taking only one meal a day.
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IS A USELESS INSTITUTION AS IT TRAINS DOCTORS WHO END UP WORKING OVERSEES LEAVING US DYING POORLY.ITS ROLE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED!!!
100% agree wit ur point