There is a general outcry by nurses and midwives in Malawian hospitals over the scarcity of lidocaine, also called lignocaine. Lignocaine which is usually sold under a brand name Xylocaine among others, is a local anaesthetic of the amino acid type. In Malawian hospitals, it is basically and commonly used in labour wards. Publicity Secretary […]

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