Case for Clinical Officers and Medical Assistants in Malawi

In Malawi, a country of 13 million people, there are just about 260 medical doctors. With this number of medical doctors, it is impossible to expect that doctors will be the main human resource in delivering clinical medical care. Malawi experienced doctor shortage both in British colonial period and in the period after attaining political independence in 1964. However, the situation has consistently improved and a huge impetus has been given by the establishment of the country’s only medical school, a constituent college within the University of Malawi.