Dr. Eric Mabaya: “We need a revolution in the DRC …”

The Congolese Eric Mabaya, general practitioner with a diploma in anaesthetist, practising  since 1993 in South Africa as an independent for four years. AEM has approached him to discuss issues of public health in South Africa that country that has welcomed him, as well as DRC’s his country of origin.

Afriqu’Echos MAGAZINE (AEM): A word about your career
ERIC Mabaya (EM): I am a doctor graduated from medical school at the University of Kinshasa in 1990. I worked in Kinshasa before moving to RSA in February 1992. After passing the examination by the order of South African medical order, I started to practice in 1993 in various state hospitals of Johannesburg.

And after the exam full registration in 2001, I started part time in several private institutions of the Place: Morningside, Sunning Hill, Sandton Medi-Clinic, Arwyp Kempton Park, Louis Shepherd MedForum, Mueldmed, Olividale Flora Clinic …

just to name but a few. After graduating as anaesthetist in 2005 at the Johannesburg General Hospital, I decided to go full time in private institution.

AEM: Are the  Health care quality accessible to all?
MS: The medical system of South Africa allows at least to any person of any social rank to get consultation in the state hospitals. As for private hospitals, they are accessible to those with at least a “Medical Aid” also known as medical insurance card. As a generalist in the private sector, my customers are from all social rank.

AEM: What do you know about the situation of public health in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

EM: Because of the increasing number of younger colleagues who emigrate abroad including South Africa for the same reasons that led us to leave the country a few years ago, this is proof of the continuous decay of the health system in the country, which is only the “tip” of the iceberg that is the plight of our country. I think that effort even much effort, to uplift the health quality would be, allow to say, just as a “drop of ink in the ocean. The solution would be beyond the “five buildings” which are held throughout the country.

 
AEM: Are there more and more Congolese patients in serious condition that are coming to South Africa …
EM: It is displayed by the numerous patients who gets here

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AEM: What is to be done to improve the situation in the country?

MS: One thing I think is needed: a revolution of mind, culture, mentality, social values of the Congolese to change things in the right direction in that country. For instance: the culture of the intellectual value, not only by the value inbred …

How do you explain that neighbouring countries such as Angola, Zambia, Rwanda … to name but a few, really began to get out and that with both mineral resources others far less important than ours?

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