Empowered health workforce, community structures for increased immunization...
Statistics at Chilomoni Health Centre in Blantyre indicate that the facility has registered a 97 percent immunization coverage, barely three percent shy of the finish line. But Yvonne Mchemo – a health...
View ArticlePartners In Health geared to turn Neno district a shining example in curbing...
The country’s non-profit organization, Partners In Health (PIH), locally known as Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo which works in partnership with Ministry of Health, has emphasized that it is committed to make...
View ArticleKabaza motorcycle accidents strain Malawi’s health budget, costing K3.3bn...
A study by the National Association of Nurses and Midwives (Nonm) has revealed that Malawi’s public health budget is being heavily strained by injuries resulting from kabaza motorcycle taxi accidents....
View ArticleGovt asked to decriminalize drug use: “Treat to reduce harm instead of...
Drug Policy and Harm Reduction Platform (DPHRP Malawi Chapter) has reiterated calls for the Government of Malawi to decriminalize drug use in an effort to reduce harm among users. Chairperson of the...
View ArticleSurvivors call for greater investment in NCDs fight
Survivors of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have pleaded with the Government of Malawi and other stakeholders to seriously consider increasing funding to NCDs fight to prevent untimely deaths of...
View ArticleStigmatisation, criminalisation blamed for hampering utilisation of Harm...
The 2024 Global State of Harm Reduction Report has highlighted stigmatisation and criminalisation of people who use drugs as some of the major barriers to the mainstreaming and utilisation of Harm...
View ArticleKaronga CSOs challenged to improve GBV case documentation, management
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has challenged civil society organizations (CSOs) operating in Karonga to further enhance their collaboration and coordination in order to improve...
View ArticleFaith leaders called to champion SRHR advocacy
Faith leaders have been urged to take an active role in promoting sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) to address the challenges faced by youths and women in accessing these rights. The...
View ArticleSafer nicotine products have positive impact on reducing smoking-related deaths
Malawi-based Harm Reduction Activist, Chimwemwe Ngoma, has disclosed that safer nicotine products (SNPs) have a positive impact on reducing smoking-related disease and mortality across the globe. Ngoma...
View ArticleLimited resources, weak regulatory frameworks hampering traditional tobacco...
Limited resources, weak regulatory frameworks, and the presence of informal markets are hampering traditional tobacco control measures, particularly in Africa. This is according to Wilson Box, one of...
View ArticleCountries advised to support Harm Reduction initiatives as they are science-led
At the recently concluded 4th Harm Reduction Exchange in Nairobi, Kenya, The Harm Reduction Alliance of Ghana advised that aligning Harm Reduction policies with science is key in the quest to save...
View ArticleRigidity towards Harm Reduction detrimental to smokers’ welbeing, warns advocate
“Evidence suggests that while the number of people smoking is reducing in countries that have embraced Harm Reduction, it is increasing in countries that have not, especially in Africa,” said Malawi’s...
View ArticleCountries urged to rethink regulation on harm reduction for better health...
“The idea of banning commodities such as Tobacco Harm Reduction products to inspire behavior change among smokers with the hope that people will stop using tobacco products is not a good idea, as it...
View ArticleMACODA’s Survive and Thrive Project boosts assistive technology for children...
Children with cerebral palsy in five districts of Lilongwe, Mchinji, Nkhotakota, Nkhatabay and Mangochi are receiving a life-changing assistive technology boost through the Malawi Council for...
View ArticleGlobal South Countries need Policy Consistency to avoid Barriers to a Smoke...
Speaking at the Technovation 2024 event held on December 11 in Abu Dhabi, Frederic de Wilde, PMI’s President for South and Southeast Asia, the Commonwealth and Independent states, the Middle East and...
View ArticlePush for Smoke Free World guided by Decades of Research, experts
While quitting tobacco and nicotine all together has been identified to be key towards achieving better health outcomes for those who smoke, many people across the world have continued to smoke and...
View ArticleCommunity voices of people adversely affected by smoking can inspire smokers...
With over eight million people dying every year from tobacco related health conditions such as mouth and lung cancer among other complications, community voices about the experiences of people fighting...
View ArticleMalawian-UK Nurses Association’s member Grace Mwanza bestowed with UK’s...
Grace Mwanza, a member of Malawian-UK Nurses Association (MUNA), a grouping of nurses of Malawian origin permanently resident in the United Kingdom, has been bestowed with UK’s prestigious title of...
View ArticleMedhealth covers football legends
Medhealth and Football Legends Association (FLA) on Friday launched a medical cover for the football legends at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe. Following this partnership, the legends will be...
View ArticleShocker! Hospital staff Negligence Claims Life of Pregnant Mother in Neno...
On March 23, 2024, 23-year-old Lekeleni Kangola walked to Nsambe Health Centre in Neno District to give birth to her fourth child. Five days later, she was dead, leaving behind a newborn baby and a...
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