ELLIOTT MATOGA
About ELLIOTT MATOGA
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Architect
- Medical Officer, Director
Organization
- Malawi College of Health Sciences, Blantyre
Work Location(s)
- Malawi
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Recent Contributions
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ELLIOTT MATOGA replied to "Treatment Bias" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.
this very much the same here. As indicated by kelekein most people are relactant to buy ITNS they would rather by other basic needs like foood.
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ELLIOTT MATOGA replied to "Diagnosing malaria in Primary Care" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.
in malawi RDTs were introduced when we started using lumfantrine/artemether com,bination therapy. but it is sad to note that most clinicians still give anti malarial treatment patients with a negative RDT test. This is worisome because of concerns costs for the management of malaria and development of resistance. there is need for health worker to learn to trus their test results.
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ELLIOTT MATOGA replied to "RDTs vs. Presumptive Treatment: Medical Science vs. Pragmatism/ Economics" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.
INDEED PRESUMPTIVE TREATMENT REMAINS A CHALLENGE IN OUR SETTING ALSO BECAUSE IN THE PAST TEACHING SAYS THAT A NEGATIVE SLIDE DOES NOT RULE OUT MALARIA. IT IS HARD FOR CLINICIANS DROP THERE PREVIOUS HABITS AND FOLLOW THE NEW GUIDLINES. IN A NEEDS ASSESMENT FOR REVIEW OF OUR CURRICULLUM I VISITED PHARMANCY TECHNICIANS IN FIVE DISTRICTS SOUTHERN PART OF MALAWI WHERE THEY COMPLAINED OF IRRATIONAL PRESCREPTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN AN INCREASED USED OF ARTEMESISN DRUGS. WE ...
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