Medical Aid Society of Malawi (MASM) has successfully concluded its First Aid training sessions for staff members at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST). 

To accommodate a large number of participants, staff members were divided into cohorts for consecutive three-day training sessions at the university’s City Campus in Blantyre. 

The initiative aimed to lessen the impact of workplace injuries and foster a proactive culture of safety through immediate, life-saving care.

During the closing ceremony, Dr Linda Chokhotho, Head of Clinical Services Department at MUST, commended the participants for their active involvement and praised the facilitators for delivering an engaging and practical program.

"As we leave this room today, I want to remind you that first aid skills save lives, confidence comes with practice and everyone benefits from a safer workplace," she said.

Representing university management, Administration Manager, Emanuel Chizinga, congratulated the staff. 

He reiterated that employee well-being remains a top priority, noting that after the training, management expects the trained staff to act as frontline safety ambassadors.

“Moving forward, please familiarize yourselves with our written incident procedures and report any supply depletion immediately to the HR department,” Chizinga said.

Allan Chongwe, an ICT lecturer but speaking on behalf of the participants, expressed gratitude to MUST management and the MASM training team for equipping them with vital competencies. 

“As a lecturer responsible for hundreds of students, this training has transformed my mindset from being a mere bystander to a confident, capable first aid responder," Chongwe said. 

"Emergencies do not wait for experts, so we are ready.”

The comprehensive training sessions were led by Lusungu Chirambo from MASM, who guided the university staff through both theoretical instruction and hands-on practical drills, covering CPR, wound care, severe bleeding, fainting and poisoning, among other medical crises.