2/28/2023 0 Comments Democracy 3 doctors strike![]() As has been observed elsewhere 8, four main issues ignited the strike and these were dissatisfaction with the amount of house allowances, monthly wages and risk and professional allowance. clinical and nursing administrative, catering and laundry, security and others refused to work. Between 19, Malawi has witnessed more strikes as compared to those witnessed between 19.īetween October 5th and 19th 2001, a general hospital strike was in session at QECH, Blantyre. The right of collective bargaining and provision to wage industrial strikes was effected in Malawi's statutes. For once in many years, Malawians had the right to form associations, political or otherwise. ![]() With the coming of political pluralism was the rebirth of democracy and recognition and respect of individual and group rights. The main result of the National Referendum was that Malawians chose to change their political system to political pluralism. one-party dictatorial rule or to change to plural politics. In June 1993, a National Referendum was carried out in which Malawians were to choose whether to continue with the status quo i.e. Significant political change was experienced between 19 when general civil disobedience in form of street demonstrations, riots and strikes were used as tools to put pressure on the government to effect political change. The maximum penalty for treason in Malawi is death. For the most part of the 30 years immediately post-independent, Malawi had a State President for Life and any attempt to stage a strike or public demonstration was construed as intention to bring down the government and therefore, tantamount to treason. Political dissent and industrial action such as strikes were firmly discouraged. For the next 3 decades after independence, the country had one-party dictatorial rule. Malawi attained political independence from Britain in 1964 having been under British rule since 1881. We report the conduct of the strike, its implications and ethical issues pertaining to the general strike in as far as health workers are concerned. From 5th and 19th October 2001, the hospital experienced a general strike in which virtually all cadres of workers were involved 2 – 7. The hospital is also served by about 15 intern doctors, 8 medical registrars and about 25 specialist doctors. The bulk of clinical work is provided by clinical officers 1. There are between 10 and 20 deliveries conducted each day, at least 20 admissions are made each day to the medical and surgical wards and over 40 paediatric admissions. ![]() The hospital operates at about 120 per cent capacity and functions as the ‘district hospital’ for Blantyre. The QECH, a 1,500-bedded hospital is the teaching hospital for the University of Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi's only medical school and also hosts the Blantyre campus for the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN). The other referral hospitals are Zomba, Lilongwe, and Mzuzu. Malawi has four public tertiary care hospitals of which the largest is the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre. ![]()
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