Sunrise Ministries courts Lilongwe on positive living with HIV
Sunrise Ministries has called on people living with HIV/AIDS to always be positive with their lives and adhere to their anti-retroviral therapy (ART), adding church leaders should refrain from letting...
View ArticleRumphi in Stalk borer outbreak: Ntchechena, Mhuju, Mwazisi and Bolero heavily...
The stalk borer outbreak in Rumphi has affected a total of 182 hectares of maize field, District Agriculture Development Officer, Yaz Nyirenda, has confirmed the development. Nyirenda said in an...
View ArticleMinister Kumpalume issues stern warning to health workers on absenteism, late...
Health minister Peter Kumpalume has fired warning shots to health workers who abscond and report for work late, saying enough is enough. Kumpalume said he has received numerous reports on the issue and...
View ArticleVaginal ring dapivirine gets positive feedback in Malawi: New HIV prevention...
A new HIV prevention measure, Dapivirine Ring, which has up to seventy-one per cent ability to protect users from contracting the virus has proved to be super-effective, according to preliminary...
View ArticlePetroleum Importers Limited donates to Chikwawa hospital: Sets K50mil for...
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL), the major fuel importer has set aside K50 million this yearfor this it’s2017 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative targeting education and health sectors....
View ArticleFirst Lady urges Malawian women to utilise cancer screening services to save...
Malawi First Lady Madam Gertrude Mutharika has urged Malawian women to periodically go for cancer screening to save their lives. Speaking in Lilongwe on Sunday when she participated in the monthly...
View ArticleHealth advocates call for increased funds for essential drugs in Malawi...
The Malawi Health Equity Network (MEHN), Oxfam and Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF), have called for increased budget allocation for essential medicines amidst the Parliamentary mid-term budget review...
View ArticleUK NHS donates mobile van to Malawi Blood Transfusion Services
Malawi Blood Transfusion Services has received boost with a donation of ablood mobile van from UK’s NHS Blood and Transplant Services. Malawi High Commissioner to Britain, Kenna Mphonda received the...
View ArticleDAPP fighting TB, HIV and AIDS through an integrated approach in Thyolo
DAPP Malawi has since February 2015 been implementing the Integrated HIV/TB Project in Thyolo district which is funded by Comic Relief through TB Alert. The project aligns with the World Health...
View ArticleMalawi public hospitals run out drug budgets, says MP Lunguzi: Essential...
Dedza east parliamentrian Juliana Lunguzi of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said it is disturbing that public hospitals have run out of drug budgets. Lunguzi, a nurse by profession, said...
View ArticleImbiza herb touted as therapy for HIV/Aids, enters Malawi market
Imbiza Multi purpose herb has entered into the Malawi market with multiple benefits including a cure for HIV/AIDS, according to the herb’s Production Manager Wonderful Mpombeza. In an interview with...
View ArticleMalawi Police arrest one for illegal possession of medical drugs
Malawi Police in Lilongwe has arrested a 60 year-old Kelvin Jimu Kayange for being found in possession of medical drugs without license. Superintendent Nolliettie Chihana, Central Region Police Public...
View ArticleTNM in cancer awareness drive
Malawi’s integrated mobile network and ICT services operator has scheduled a few activities to engage its staff on Cancer awareness. Health stakeholders mark February for cancer activities as February...
View ArticleLow condom, cultural practices driving teenage pregnancies in Nsanje
Low condom use in the Lower Shire District of Nsanje is the main factor driving teenagers into early marriages and pregnancies, Nyasa Times established. Nsanje District Hospital officials and residents...
View ArticleMSH commends Malawi’s progress on HIV/AIDS fight and maternal mortality
Vice president of Health Programs for Management Sciences for Health (MSH) Catherin Taylor has commended Malawi for making great progress in reducing maternal mortality and HIV and AIDS prevalence....
View ArticleNdirande health centre to have a new theater wing — Minister
Government Thursday said it is going to construct a theater and extend the maternity wing at Ndirande Health Centre. Speaking in Parliament Minister of Health Dr Peter Kumpalume said government has...
View ArticleAll smiles as Norwegian Church Aid donates backup solar system at St. Faith...
As a way of making sure that the health sector is more vibrant, the Norwegian Church Aid on Thursday donated a back up solar system to St. Faith Clinic in Kasungu. The clinic runs a... The post All...
View ArticleADRA bails Malawi hospitals, donates K1.2bn surgical and medical supplies
Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) on Friday bailed out Ministry of Health with a K1.2 billion donation of surgical and medical supplies to be distributed to hospitals countrywide. Malamulo...
View ArticleMinister hails Results Based Financing for Maternal and Neo-Natal Health:...
Minister of Health Dr. Peter Kumpalume has hailed the Results Based Financing for Maternal and Neo-Natal Health (RBF4MNH) initiative which he said is greatly improving the delivery of quality martenal...
View ArticleHIV/AIDS prevalence rate for Malawi police falls in eastern region
Malawi Police officers in eastern region are patting themselves on the back after a succesful anti-HIV and AIDS which has seen the drastic fall of the disease prevalence. Eastern region police...
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