Dr francis manda biography of michael

By Dickson Jere An octogenarian man was a staunch Jehovah's Witness.

He, therefore, gave written instructions (Durable Power of Attorney of Health Care) that he should never ever be given blood transfusion when sick.

In his ailing stage he suffered from prostate cancer. And so when he was taken at University Teaching Hospital (UTH), his vows remained intact and his family informed the doctors that blood transfusion was a big NO!

Dr Francis Manda was a renowned and celebrated Zambian urologist.

He so happened to have been the one treating the sick old man.

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In his professional assessment, only blood transfusion could have saved the life of the old man.

Against the written instructions of the patient and his family, Dr Manda carried out the blood transfusion based on his professional decision.

And as fate would have it, the patient died in 2007. The family of the deceased in 2008 sued Dr Man