By Frazer Potani, AfricaNews
LILONGWE, LALAWI: 14 August 2009: Some Malawian women have stated that child bearing is no longer joyful for them following harsh treatments from fellow female nurses during labour. They have requested for the services of male attendants during birth.
– They do insult us and sometimes beat us up. We opt to be attended by a male nurse or midwife because they treat us kindly, with respect and dignity” Asiyatu Ibrahim, 46, a mother of five from Che Mbaluku in Mangochi said.
Malawi’s Principal Secretary for Health Chris Kang’ombe attributed the poor nurse-patient relation to pressure as a result of staff shortage in public hospitals.
– To deal with the problem government has laid strategies to recruit more health workers including nurses and midwives with support from the donor community, he said.
He said his outfit welcomes such criticisms because patients have the right to be treated with respect and dignity.
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