The above photo is Francis Phiri who is in-charge of Ndirande Health Centre in Blantyre-Malawi. Francis is happy because Ndirande Clinic now has Internet.
He would also like to be communicating with fellow health workers at Stockbridge General Practice, Edinburgh-Scotland to be exchanging clinical experiences.
Hi Francis,
It’s good to communicate whenever you have something for the project. Thanks a lot letting us know about the problem.
We will provide the necessary assistance as soon as possible.
I am preparing what we will cover on information search when we again meet. I will communicate of the date.
Sylvester.
Comment by malawiclinics — December 2, 2007 @ 12:52 pm
Hallow there!
Am back to my base.I’ve been away on Relief Duties.Am not going anywhere I think.Ndirande is also becoming even busy.
My New Year Regards to everyone.
Francis.
Comment by Francis PHIRI — January 4, 2008 @ 6:31 am
It seems we’re now hit by Cholera.Of late we’ve had several Diarrhear cases befitting the Cholera case definition.We didnt have transport media for specimens,so uncomfirmed cases.
There has also been an acute increase in OPD attendance.We’re registering around 600 patients a day-it streneous for a health centre:no rest!
Comment by Francis PHIRI — January 8, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
Hi Francis,
Thanks for keeping us so well informed.
It’s fascinating for the people of Scotland to hear about the cholera outbreak because we no longer have any cholera. We do, however, have problems with a ‘winter vomitting virus’ and ‘MRSA’ (MRSA (sometimes referred to as the superbug) stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It is a bacterium from the Staphylococcus aureus family.)
I don’t know if Sylvester Chawala has communicated this to you yet, but we are trying to channel all web discussion through the central blog because we want all the clinicians in Scotland to read your posts, not just those at your twin, Stockbridge.
So, from now on, could you please email all posts to me or Sylvester and we will post them on the main site? Your post about cholera was so intersting that I am going to put some of it on the main malawiclinics.org/ site.
I agree that it is important to give Ndirande its own idenity so I will help you write an information fact file about Ndirande for the main site.
Have a good day,
Jemma
Comment by malawiclinics — January 9, 2008 @ 2:07 pm
Hi I,m Jeanette i work in Stockbridge Health Centre Blue Practise. I would love to here more about your clinics and about the staff and also about what happens in your clinics and i could write about my job and some of the things we do here at Stockbridge
Comment by Jeanette — March 31, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
Hi there, my name is Jessica Voerman and I am a 5th year medical student at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Two of my colleagues and I are very interested in spending two weeks during June/July in Malawi working in clinics as part of our elective.
I was wondering if anyone had any contact details of people who might be interested in having three hard working students come work for free with them!
Regards Jessica
Comment by Jessica Jane Voerman — April 8, 2008 @ 8:21 pm
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for showing interest to spend some of your time here in Malawi helping in one of our clinics.
I will give you the details of who to contact through your email.
Thank you.
Sylvester.
Comment by malawiclinics — April 9, 2008 @ 12:51 pm
i would just like to send my condolences to everyone on the sad loss of nurse midwife ruth mulipa and also just to let you’s all know you,s are in my prayers. god rest her soul
Comment by Jeanette — July 13, 2008 @ 6:41 pm