World Health Organization (WHO) 75th Anniversary Celebrations Minister of Health Hon. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, MP The Minister of Health Honorable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, MP today joined the World Health Organisation (WHO) in celebrating its 75th anniversary since its establishment in 1948. To mark the Celebrations WHO organised a “Walk The Talk” big walk which was …
Deputy Minister, Hon. Harima Alima Daudi, MP, Speaking at the commemoration The Deputy Minister of Health Halima Daud has assured Malawians of governments continued efforts in eliminating Malaria in the country. The deputy Minister made the remarks when she presided over the Commemoration of World Malaria day in Traditional Authority Kabudula in Lilongwe district. “Malawi …
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has donated over 54 million worth of medical supplies to the Ministry of Health, adding to the collective effort in the fight against the current Cholera outbreak. The donated equipment includes; 150 HTH Chlorine of 25 Kgs each, 11,500 Ringers lactate of 500mls each and 12,000 Giving sets. In addition …
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Minister of Health Honorable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, MP presided over this year’s International Day of Epilepsy Commemoration as the guest of honour at a function that was held on 16th February 2023 at Cholwe Primary School in Ntchisi. Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable disease of the brain and it causes seizures. This year’s commemoration was …
Health officials from South Africa are in Malawi for a three-day visit to learn more about the Chipatala Cha Pa Foni (CCPF) idea that Malawi has been implementing since 2010. CCPF is an approach in which the ministry has provided a hotline, enabling people call and talk to qualified health workers and listen to prerecorded …
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The Physical Asset Management (PAM) ensures safe, reliable and quality medical equipment in the hospitals for quality health service delivery to patients. Corrective and preventative maintenance provides improved quality of care through better technology management by ensuring that machines are cleaned regularly, spare parts are changed if they show signs of failure that could lead …
Medical devices require accurate and complete inspection to ensure that those potentially harmful to patients and equipment users are not put in use. Biomedical engineers make sure that each medical device is thoroughly inspected according to manufacturer’s standards before use. Maki9ng sure all medical devices are safe, accurate, reliable and operating at the required level …
Biomedical Engineers under PAM conduct frequent training of medical equipment users. Due to an increase in number of patients seeking medical attention in hospitals because of Covid – 19 pandemic, most health facilities in Malawi experienced under-staffing. This prompted government to recruit a more staff to help improve service delivery. Both old and new recruits …
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Physical Assets Management also deals with risk assessment and management. In this, engineers check all departments of the hospital, looking for potential risks on medical equipment, electronic equipment, arrangement of all materials in wards and other hospital offices. This is to make sure that the hospitals are safe for patients, guardians as well as health …
Biomedical Engineers under Physical Assets Management (PAM) helped a lot in the establishment of field hospitals across the country one of which was Bingu National Stadium hospital. The team worked hand in hand with the Medical Doctors and Nurses within MOH to come up with a good COVID 19 facility within a short period of …
