DAVIE THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
“Tikaweluka timakagulisa paraffin, zitumbuwa, mizimbe and all that my mum could think of for survival. They could mostly chase me at school because of school fees issues"- Chikazinga Davie
With your neat rank and entry
into a med school, your public image in your locality goes Sky High!!!
People start calling you ‘Hey Doctor’, ‘Hi Doctor’ every now and then
which I must admit feels awesome.
The local aunties suddenly start showing you sheer respect. Those are the same
aunties who used to
complain to your mother for your every little activity in school days.
Your relatives start treating you as a doctor from the very first day. They ask for your advice in every little thing like ‘why did I sneeze yesterday? Or what’s that mole on my face? Is it cancer?’
This all of a sudden becoming
a role model in the eyes of people who never gave a heck to you definitely
feels nice.
Meet Davison Chikazinga Mkandawire, Malawi College of Health Sciences student (MCHS) from Chinomboshonga village, Ekwendeni-Mzimba, who come out to share his story.
Born from Gibson David Mkandawire and Agnes Tembo, the small scale farmers; Davie reveals that he almost gave up for school because he thought could not make it far due to financial dwindles.
Davie who learnt at St Augustine for primary education, and Luwinga secondary school for high school said his parents struggled to keep him and his sisters and brothers at school as they could not manage to raise the little development fund or six children.
“Tikaweluka timakagulisa paraffin, zitumbuwa, mizimbe and all that my mum could think of for survival. They could mostly chase me at school because of school fees issues,” Davie explained.
Davie who gave up for school due to financial crisis, said three years later he was enrolled at teachers training centre (TTC) and after finishing at TTC he repeated form 4. He only learnt one term until well-wishers took him after seeing how he performed on Malawi school certificate of education.
“It took me eight years after I wrote form 4 to get enrolled at college of health sciences,” Davison Chikazinga revealed. Davie also disclosed that his mother works hard. She has been selling zitumbuwa, mandasi, tomato. That's what she is currently doing:
“Amagulisaso mang'ina. Timawathandza kugulisa mostly mu mowa. It has never been easy. Anthu ankatiseka. Of course timakhala mu town koma nyumba yakwathu ilibe magetsi. The only house pa line yopanda.”
Whilst at college, Davie faced so many challenges. The person supporting him with fees stopped because he had his own challenges too. This forced him to start thinking outside the box.
“I started selling photography equipments as an agent, became a campus
photographer and an agent for both TNM Mpamba and Airtel Money,” he said.
Davie stressed that being a medical practitioner has been his dream. He has always wanted to save and serve lives. Being a clinician means a dream come true for him.
Currently, Davie is looking for job opportunities to support his parents and pay school feels for his young brothers. He can be reached through 0991404134 or through the following email address: davchikazinga@gmail.com.
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