Malawi women urged to go for cancer screening test
Malawi women have been urged to get screened of cervical cancer – they could save your life as it is easily treated when detected earlier. The call was made during the launch ceremony of the... The...
View ArticleChina donates malaria drugs to Salima District Hospital
The People’s Republic of China has donated Malaria drugs ‘Artemisinim’ worthy K58 million to Salima district hospital as one of its commitment to assist Malawi Government deal with increased cases of...
View ArticleMalawian Man U fans donate to Queen’s Hospital K1.7mil medical supplies
A Whatsapp grouping of Malawian supporters for the English Premier League club, Manchester United, on Saturday donated medical supplies worth about K1.7 million (approximately US$2,316) to Queen...
View ArticleHealth advocates ask Malawi govt to stop hospital fees
Health advocates, who include the powerful Actionaid, Oxfam and Save the Children, are up in arms, asking the government to halt its decision to introduce paying wards in public district hospitals. In...
View ArticleMalawi selected for malaria vaccine trials
Malawi has been selected for the world’s ever first vaccine against malaria which will also involve Ghana and Kenya. According to the BBC, the RTS vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria...
View ArticleTNM employees engage top gear on fitness
In a bid to promote healthy living and positive life styles among employees, TNM has launched the Health Week as an annual event aimed at promoting fitness, health diet and mind positivity. Speaking at...
View ArticleLack of funds derails Dream Center cancer campaign
Disease Relief through Excellent and Advanced Means (DREAM), which is under the Community of St Egidio, has shelved its cervical cancer screening campaign despite a positive response from women seeking...
View ArticleMANERELA+ implementing Aids Free Project in Dedza; Tains religious leaders...
Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected with HIV and Aids (MANERELA+) is currently implementing an AIDS free project in Partnership with CHAM and IMA World Health...
View ArticleIllovo hold HIV/Aids awareness in Nkhotakota
As one way of promoting a healthy workplace and nation, Illovo Sugar Company last Saturday organized a health awareness day that mostly tackled on issues of HIV/AIDS where Nkhotakota North constituency...
View ArticleMatchaya tips Malawians on cervical cancer
Blantyre District Health Officer (DHO) Medson Matchaya says time has come for Malawians to be conversant with issues surrounding cervical cancer highlighting that that the disease is caused by a virus...
View ArticleHealth minister Kumpalume praises St Andrews Hospital
Minister of Health Dr Peter Kumpalume has praised St Andrews Hospital’s good financial management when he officially handed over two ambulances to the facility in Kasungu district. The ambulances were...
View ArticleWorkers shunning Karonga health centre over witchcraft
Health workers are shunning transfers to Fulirwa Health Centre in the southern part of the lakeshore district of Karonga over witchcraft. Communities around the health centre, which is in the area of...
View ArticleMRA Catholic Community donates food items to Mlambe Hospital
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) staff, who are Catholic Church faithful, formed a unity grouping in December last year to be meeting every month for prayers and in one of the meeting they decided to...
View ArticleAndiamo Trust asks Malawi govt to act on discrimination against mentally...
Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) Coordinator Patrick Bwanali has condemned the behavior of some Malawians who continues to discriminate people who are mentally challenged or were once mentally...
View ArticleCommunity blame MP Mzomera over abandonded Mzimba health centre
The community around Kamwala in Mzimba District have faulted their legislator for Mzimba Hora Constituency, Reverend Christopher Mzomera Ngwira, for failing to complete the construction of a health...
View ArticleFemales condoms shunned in Ntchisi: Sex workers say they are not user friendly
There’s very low female condom uptake in Ntchisi as most people prefer male condoms a development that has resulted into the district hospital running short of the male condoms and remain with huge...
View ArticleMalawi Red Cross Society launches flag week
The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) on Monday launched its annual flag week to mobilize resources and donations to enable the Society assist people in need. Speaking at the launch which took place at...
View ArticleSparc Systems donates to Chatinkha Martenity wing of Queen’s Hospital
One of the country’s leading IT companies, Sparc Systems Limited has donated medical equipment valued at over K3.2 million to Chatinkha Martenity wing of the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in...
View ArticleCalm returns at Kamuzu Central Hospital after patients vocal protests
Calm has returned at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe after patients on Friday staged a vocal protest because there was no nurse in Ward 4B on Thursday night. The patients claimed two patients died...
View ArticleHIV and Aids prevalence on the decrease in Malawi – NAC
The National Aids Commission (NAC) has said HIV and Aids prevalence rate is decreasing in the country. NAC Project Coordinator, Amidu Tung’ande said the decrease among other factors is being...
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