Medical leaders found the health office in Mangochi guilty of neglect after a patient died without ambulance service. This comes right after singer Patience Namadingo tried to fix broken ambulances but faced paperwork hurdles from local officials. The council wanted him to write formal plans first, which made him help a school in Machinga instead.
The Medical Council blamed Mangochi health leaders for the death. They must pay part of the investigation cost and make sure more ambulances work soon. The council also suspended two medical workers and fined five others for breaking the rules. A clinical officer named Pearson Mlendo lost his job for one year because he treated someone in his bedroom. Another worker, Henry Mvura, cannot work for two years because he delayed care for a woman who needed emergency surgery.
The Medical Council blamed Mangochi health leaders for the death. They must pay part of the investigation cost and make sure more ambulances work soon. The council also suspended two medical workers and fined five others for breaking the rules. A clinical officer named Pearson Mlendo lost his job for one year because he treated someone in his bedroom. Another worker, Henry Mvura, cannot work for two years because he delayed care for a woman who needed emergency surgery.
