Dr. Flemmings Ngwira

Dr. Flemmings Ngwira

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Language & Communication Studies

19 publications

Flemmings Fishani Ngwira is a Senior Lecturer at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) and the current Head of the Academic Department; Language and Communication. He holds a PhD in Applied Psychology (Health Communication) and besides teaching and doing consultancies, he superv...

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Communication matters: Investigating the tension between healthcare workers and community members during disease outbreaks in Malawi

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Author
Dr. Flemmings Ngwira
Co-authors
Mr. Kings Kondowe, Mary Kamwaza, Andrew Chimpololo
Abstract
Violence and attacks against healthcare workers have emerged as a major area of concern during pandemics. During pandemics, mistrust, misinformation, misconceptions, and the extensive and prolonged disruptions of social, religious, and cultural norms throughout the period have often fueled the attacks. Healthcare workers are the backbone of healthcare systems, and as such, they are the front-line officers during pandemics. As these front-line staff members are tasked with saving lives, managing patients and dead bodies during infectious disease outbreaks remains a challenge. They more often confront constant ethical challenges
and threats that endanger their lives. These challenges arise when they try to manage the contagion to ensure the safety of the living. Pandemics exacerbate the practical difficulties connected with proper and respectful handling of patients and dead bodies, and how these are handled can have important health implications and raise sociocultural and ethical dilemmas
Year of Publication
2025
Editor
Manfred Asuman, Theodora Dame Adjin Tettey, and Modestus Fosu
Book Title
Communication and social change in Africa: Selected case studies
Page Number
59-73
City
Amsterdam
Publisher
Institute of Network Cultures
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