Tisungane Mvalo, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UNC as well as the in-country Pediatric Director of UNC Project Malawi. He practices clinically at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. In a recent article in The Lancet Global Health, Dr. Mvalo discusses the issues with access to medical oxygen and how it is an essential treatment in clinical use.
“Our work emphasises that provision of oxygen is an essential public service, not just a commodity or commercial product,” said Dr. Mvalo.
Mvalo is a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases.