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Embarrassment: No chloramphenicol eye ointment in Malawi
Malawi has no chloramphenicol in both all iots public hospitals and Central Medical Stores, suppliers of drugs to public institutions.
The development has forced poor people who visit the referral Kamuzu Central Hospital in the Central region, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Southern region, and Northern region major hospitals to go back home with their eye ailments.
This is a public health risk.
Health Minister, Professor Moses Chirambo, confirmed the news today, saying, however, government would do all it can to procure the drugs.
Meanwhile, private pharmacies are charging K600 per packet of 10 mg/gm, six times as much as the recommended price.

Aunt Tiwo takes to TV, but says World Cup will not ease problems
Malawi’s open gay, Tiwonge Chimbalanga, a.k.a Aunt Tiwo has rtevealed that he has spend the past 10 days watching television, as he refocuses his life after being pardoned by President Bingu wa Mutharika.
But Chimbalanga was quick to add that, while he plans to watch the 2010 World Cup tournament in South Africa, scheduled for today, he will find no solace in it since “I love netball sop much”.
“The World Cup will do nothing to raise my spirits. I love netball for life. I don’t think anything will change on my part because of the events taking place in South Africa,” said Chimbalanga.
He said he looked forward to getting back into the public arena again, and urged Malawians to be fair with him.
“I urge Malawians to get a life; let us mind our own business, instead of focusing all our attention on me and Steven Monjeza. There is more to life that ‘Aunt Tiwo’. Please,” pleaded Chimbalanga.
Chimbalanga revealed that he now spends most of his time watching television.
“The past five months have been the most difficult in my life; I am trying to relax,” he said.