MHEN decries underfunding of Health Ministry in 2013/2014 budget
Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) on Wednesday said Ministry of Health is underfunded looking at the 2013/2014 budget. MHEN Executive Director, Martha Kwataine said this in Lilongwe during a meeting...
View ArticleSmoking risk factor for Non-Communicable Diseases: Malawi Health Ministry...
As the world celebrates World No Tobacco Day on Friday, Ministry of Health says Malawians need to be aware that smoking is a risk factor for many Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Spokesperson for the...
View ArticleAlcohol lead to increased cancer risk, Malawians urged to adopt better...
Malawians are being sensitized that alcohol intake can promote and encourage the growth of cancer cells apart from the many risk factors that may contribute and promote the growth of cancer cells in...
View ArticleMalawi scores highly on Maternal Health: JB gets standing ovation in Japan
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Saturday received a loud applause and standing ovation on her approach of involving traditional leaders in the fight against maternal mortality through her Presidential...
View ArticleNo diabetes drugs at Malawi’s Queen Elizabeth Central hospital
Some patients, who are battling with Blood Pressure or diabetes and receive drugs at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, have expressed worry over continued unavailability of drugs for such...
View ArticleMalawi’s HIV herbal cure Garani Mw1: Zambian herbal interested in concoction
The tales of Malawian discovery the HIV herbal cure, Garani Mw 1, continue to make waves on international scene with Zambian herbal film, JNK Industries Limited currently expressed interest in the...
View ArticleMalawi Medical Council worries over boom of illegal doctors in rural areas
Medical Council of Malawi (MCM) has expressed worry over the boom of unlicensed people serving as medical practitioners in rural areas and have advised local leaders to help expose such persons. MCM...
View ArticleJB Foundation donates to medical items to Malawi’s Queen Elizabeth Central...
Joyce Banda Foundation International on Friday donated medical items worth millions of kwachas to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in the commercial capital Blantyre. The items were presented by the...
View ArticleMalawi CSOs petition parliament to increase health budget allocation
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Malawi working in the Public Health and HIV and AIDS Management Sector on Friday marched to Parliament to present their grievances on what they called ‘the...
View ArticleCervical Cancer kills 1,600 Malawi women every year
At least 1,621 women in Malawi die of cervical cancer every year due to delays in seeking early medical diagnosis of the disease in the country’s hospitals. “Cancer registry records indicate that every...
View ArticleAnti-rabies vaccines now available in Malawi – Central Medical Stores Trust
Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) says the anti-rabies vaccines that were not available can now be accessed in all district health facilities in the country. CMST Spokesperson, Helbert Chandilanga,...
View ArticleMalawi Parly committees to quiz govt over K50m allocation for Cancer Centers
Parliamentary Committees on Health and Population and Budget and Finance have vowed to press Government to explain on the K50million allocation meant for cancer centers. This, according to...
View ArticleMalawi gov’t set to conduct T/B prevalence survey
Malawi Government through the ministry of health is in the process of conducting a tuberculosis prevalence survey to understanding the burden of the disease in the country. The TB prevalence survey...
View ArticleMost children die from preventable causes – Malawi Health Minister
Ministry of Health says millions of mothers and babies in developing countries are dying because of child birth which has also affected Malawi following a report produced by Save the Children. This was...
View ArticleAction Meningitis Project in Malawi secures Scottish grant
International Meningitis Charity, Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) under Action Meningitis Project in Malawi has secured £131,400 (about K69. 3 million) grant from Scottish Government’s...
View ArticleLack of resources stalls male circumcision in northern Malawi
Male circumcision, a campaign that government embarked about two years ago after establishing that it puts men at a lesser risk of contracting HIV, has stalled in the northern region because of lack of...
View ArticleMzuzu Health Centre workers go on strike: Lives of over 600 patients at risk
Employees at the Mzuzu Health Centre in the Northern Region City of Mzuzu Tuesday morning started a peaceful sit-in protesting against delays of their June salaries. By Tuesday lunch hour, the workers...
View ArticleOperation Smile medical mission goes to Malawi
Operation Smile South Africa (OSSA) and its team of medical and non-medical volunteers, in partnership with the Malawian Ministry of Health, Asum, the Rotary Club of Lilongwe and UNICEF will, from...
View ArticleLack of punitive laws fuelling illegal clinics- Medical Council of Malawi
Medical Council of Malawi (MCM)has complained that lack of punitive laws to deal with medical practitioners is fuelling the illegal presence of clinics in the country. MCM said in a statement following...
View ArticleCholera outbreak hits Tanzania: Karonga at risk with suspected three cases
Health authorities in Malawi’s northern district of Karonga which borders Tanzania are closely monitoring three patients who are showing signs of cholera few days after they received an alert from...
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