{"id":20073,"date":"2022-04-08T19:01:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T19:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/church-members-invade-mchinji-hospital-to-take-away-critically-ill-children"},"modified":"2022-04-08T19:32:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T19:32:22","slug":"church-members-invade-mchinji-hospital-to-take-away-critically-ill-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/church-members-invade-mchinji-hospital-to-take-away-critically-ill-children","title":{"rendered":"Church members invade Mchinji hospital to take away critically-ill children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>LONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Seventh Day Apostolic Church members who follow weird believes caused drama at Mchinji district hospital on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 as they invaded the facility to take out four critically ill children who were being treated for their sicknesses.<\/p>\n<p>The members follow a revelation of their religious faith that forbids them to use medical support, this made the congregants who are camping along the Mchinji Mountain, prevent their sick children including some living with HIV\/AIDS from accessing medical care.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to some of the workers narrated that a father to one of the sick children carried a weapon and forcefully took away his son from the hospital bed.<\/p>\n<p>Mchinji Police Station officer Charles James Mpezeni said upon getting a tip, police intervened and talked the faith members into accepting to let the children be treated at the hospital. However three weeks ago, a child died at the camp after he was denied a chance to access medical help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. LONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Seventh Day Apostolic Church members who follow weird believes caused drama at Mchinji district hospital on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 as they invaded the facility to take out four critically ill children who were being treated for their sicknesses. 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