Finance Minister Chithyola hands over 10 NEEF-funded boreholes in Balaka,...
Minister of finance Simplex Chithyola-Banda, has urged Malawians who are benefiting From National economic empowerment fund (NEEF), to repay back the loan accordingly, so that many others should...
View ArticleMalawi among six African countries shining over increased family planning uptake
MALAWI is among six countries in Africa which have registered a sharp increase in the access and use of contraceptives globally over the past 12 years. This development is revealed in a key global...
View ArticleLegal restrictions fail to stop unsafe abortions – COPUA
Despite current legal restrictions, unsafe abortions are still widespread in Malawi as over 100,000 abortions take place every year, country-wide. Citing the research results by the College of Medicine...
View ArticleNo x-ray services at Machinga hospital as the machine broke 2 months ago
Machinga district hospital has, for two months now, not been offering X-ray services to patients, due to a faulty x-ray machine, forcing authorities to refer patients to private health facilities, it...
View ArticleProfessor Nyovani Madise elected Chairperson for the Union of African...
Professor Nyovani Madise has been elected to lead the Union of African Population Studies (UAPS). The elections were held during the on going 9th African Population Conference in Lilongwe. Madise takes...
View ArticleMalawian gondolosi in high demand globally
Warm Heart Herbs, a leading herbal company in Malawi, is experiencing a surge in demand for its sexual booster herb, Gondolosi (Mondia Whitei). The company is exporting grams of Gondolosi on a weekly...
View ArticleMadam Chakwera ali ku Switzerland ku msonkhano wokambirana zothesa matenda a TB
Mayi wa fuko lino,Monica Chakwera yemwenso ndi kazembe pankhani yolimbana ndi matenda a chifuwa cha TB kuno ku Malawi akuyembekezeka kuyakhula nthumwi pa nkhani za umoyo zomwe zikusokhana mdziko la...
View ArticlePoint of Progress remains optimistic in fighting child marriages through...
In a quest to eradicate child marriages and promote gender equality among the communities, a non-profit non-governmental organization, Point of Progress is conducting community awareness campaigns...
View ArticleGlobal Health Corps alumni donate to Mitundu Hospital, conduct screening...
The Lilongwe Chapter of the Malawi alumni of the Global Health Corps have donated assorted medical drugs to Mitundu Community Hospital to ease the pressure the facility continues to face as a result of...
View ArticleNot afraid of 40 years sentence? Another man in Rumphi arrested for defiling...
Just a day after High Court enhanced the defilement sentence from 20 to 40 years, a man identified as Newton Jere 46, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl at Livingstonia in...
View ArticleVaccine hesitancy key challenge affecting vaccination uptake—government
Deputy Director for Health Promotion in the Ministry of Health, Dr Kondwani Mamba, has pointed out vaccine hesitancy as one of the key challenges affecting vaccination uptake among communities....
View ArticleSAAPA Chapter launched in Malawi
The Southern Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) has been launched in Malawi today, with a clear roadmap to tackle alcohol consumption among people of all ages. According to Jefferson Milanzi, the...
View ArticlePeople who inject drugs need attention to help them prevent HIV-Diversity Forum
Diversity Forum, a consortium of nine organisations working on human rights of key populations, has reiterated the need to give special attention to people who inject drugs so that they are able to...
View ArticleNorwegian Nurses Organization backs Malawi nurses demands for improved...
The Norwegian Nurses Organisation (NNO) has backed demands by its local sister organization, the National Organization of Nurses and Midwives in Malawi (NONM), to have their salaries and other benefits...
View ArticleGovt, health workers hit deadlock: Nation-wide sit in set for Monday
After several months of failed negotiations with the government, healthcare workers have finally resolved to hold nation-wide sit in beginning Monday, June 10 2024, until government resolves their...
View ArticleQuestions linger over Ralph Kasambara’s sudden death: Family says ‘we are...
Questions continue to roar wilder and wide over the sudden and untimely death of one of Malawi’s renowned lawyer and former Justice Minister and Attorney General Ralph Kasambara who passed on Friday...
View ArticleAfrica CDC, Master Card, UNICEF procures equipment worth $150,000 for Malawi...
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with support from Master Card Foundation and UNICEF has supported the Ministry of Health with cold chain equipment worth $150,000 for...
View ArticleAttorney General Chakaka obtains an injunction stopping health workers from...
Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has obtained an injunction at the Industrial Relations Court restraining nurses and physicians from proceeding with their strike. Members of the National...
View ArticleChakwera announces the death of Malawi’s veep Chilima and nine others: Here...
A visibly teary and shaking Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, has, exactly at 12:48 hours (CAT), announced the passing of the country’s Vice President Right Honourable Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine...
View ArticleOver 26,000 dogs vaccinated against rabies in Blantyre city
Mission Rabies, a project of Worldwide Veterinary Services (WVS) says it has vaccinated over 26,000 dogs and sterilized a total of 225 dogs and cats in Blantyre city during its tenth dog rabies mass...
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