No editorial checks on this article yet

This article is not approvedThe content of this article is not verified by the editorial team of Africanews.com. Read our editorial requirements to see the criteria we use to decide if we publish an article on the homepage of Africanews.

Metal Works Limited assists government in healthcare deliver

  1. Posted on Friday 5 March 2010 - 14:26
    Owings
    Image of Owings
    Metal Works Limited, a Malawian registered private sector institution, has been commended for improving the lives of rural communities through the construction of medical facilities and improved perks for its labour force.
    The company has been helping government in the construction of public healthcare delivery systems at subsidised fees, when other companies are charging prohibitive prices.
    This has prompted Minister of Health Moses Chirambo and his Labour counterpart Yunus Mussa to hail the company, saying its efforts were helping alleviating poverty for both the arbun and rural poor.
    "This is one of the very few companies living the talk on corporate social responsibility. Others are busy exploiting Malawians," said Mussa.
    Chirambo concurred with Mussa, saying while most private sector institutions were busy 'organising cocktails for company bosses, Metal Works Limited was considering the poor through its fair pricing and services'.
    "This is what Malawi wants: development conscious companies. Imagine, this comapny only started in 2008, but (it) has managed to rise above profit orientation and think development," said Chirambo.
    Metal Works Limited Managing Director, Rogerio Marques, said his company was happy to contribute towards Malawi's social-economic development.
    "In fact, we are only only helping government; we are also doing something to motivate our workforce and reduce poverty. Imagine, while other companies are complaining about the global financial crisis, we have managed to raise the salaries of our employees by almost 400 per cent. Others have benefitted from a 200 per cent pay rise and we will continue to do this," said Marques.
    Malawian workers often complain of poor perk, while their rural counterparts often cry wolf over lack of social and health amenities.
    Marques said Metal Works Limited was trying to change all that by complementing government's efforts.

Latest News

  1. OPINION: Welcome to African Green Revolution24/05For the past century and a half, Africa has tried various agricultural approaches without much success.
  2. Egyptians vote in historic election23/05Egyptians began voting freely on Wednesday for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who serv…
  3. Africa Day 2012 - a moment for reflection and…22/0525th May is Africa Day. For many years it has been a celebration of African unity. It dates back to 1963 when the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) …
  4. South Africa's African agenda21/05The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Mothlanthe paid a rare visit to Ghana in April at the invitation of John Dramani Mahama …
  5. Women struggle to rinse hunger, poverty stains21/05Just looking at her one clearly appreciates that she is old and frail therefore in need of support for food, clothing and shelter to live comfortably …
  6. Climate Climate change affects migratory birds…21/05Changes in the climate globally have affected the movement of both migratory and resident species of birds, Nature Uganda has said.
  7. Ghana: Foreign retailers cited for currency…18/05The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is attributing the sharp depreciation of the Ghana cedi against major currencies to the illegal activiti…
  8. Kenya: Community radio brings succour to…18/05Korogocho, a slum in northeastern Nairobi with 100,000 inhabitants, had many of the ingredients for a political explosion similar to those that rocked…
  9. Veld fires 'flame' Zimbabwe's…16/05Over the years, Zimbabwe has experienced the scourge of veld fires destroying property worth thousands of dollars.
  10. Liberia commends ECOWAS for support14/05The induction training of pioneer Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Volunteers for Liberia kicked off in Monrovia, with the Deputy Mi…
  11. Vanishing Lake Chad puts 30m lives at risk14/05As you approach the Lake Chad basin from Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria, the evidence of despair is telling.
  12. Heavy rains cause havoc in Kenya14/05Heavy Rainfall continued to wreak havoc across the country leading to the suspension of relief food in some parts of the country as most roads in Turk…
  13. Zimbabwe: Growth points lie dormant14/05The Zimbabwean government mooted the concept of growth points in the 1980s as a means of decongesting cities and towns.
  14. Sierra Leone improves in infant mortality11/05Sierra Leone has improved in infant mortality cases according to Save the Children- World Motherhood index 2012 report. The West Africa country descri…
  15. Zimbabwe: Resettled farmers fail to utilize…10/05Resettled farmers in Zimbabwe are failing to utilize land due to inadequate farming inputs and lack of resources.
News archive