Malawi should increase number of its psychiatrists -Mzuzu Mayor
Mayor for Mzuzu City Councilor William Mkandawire has called on government to ensure that there is an increase of psychiatrists in the country. Speaking after World Mental Health Day commemorations at...
View ArticleYoneco challenges Chanco students to desist from risky behaviours to prevent...
Zomba based non -governmental organization, Youth net and counseling (Yoneco) has urged students from University of Malawi’s Chancellor College to stay away from behaviors that may put them at risk...
View ArticleMalawi registers over 2, 000 mental cases registered every year
Ministry of Health (MoH) has called for concerted efforts among stakeholders in the health sector in supporting people suffering from mental problems in work places saying there is an increase of such...
View ArticleIndian Cardiologist tips Malawi on handling cardiac arrest
Visiting Indian Cardiologist, Dr Shahid Merchant, says 80 per cent of the cardiac problems from Malawi that are referred abroad can be sorted out right here in the country as they are just basic....
View ArticleFOMI donates tomatoes to Zomba Central Hospital
Friends of Many Inmates (FOMI) on Tuesday donated tomatoes to Zomba Central Hospital (ZCH) to support the nutrition part of the patients. The donation has been made to support the programme the...
View ArticleMalawi women put a vaginal ring on it,does not cause cervical cancer – Experts
Health researchers working for the United Nations Counseling (UNC) have dismissed allegations that treated virginal ring can cause cervical cancer to women but they can get slightly 71 percent...
View ArticleMalawi struggling to achieve sanitation, hygiene
Development partners in the health sector have observed that Malawi continues to struggle to achieve the very basic standards of sanitation and hygiene such as washing hands with soap. The observation...
View ArticleMinister Muluzi commends Livingstonia Synod for promoting Sexual Reproductive...
Health Minister, Atupele Muluzi says efforts by various faith based institutions in opening up and speak on issues like sexual reproductive health (SRH) is a key step in ensuring that Malawi has a...
View ArticleMlare clinic closed as lone worker goes on holiday
Health officials in Karonga the northern border district of Malawi have suspended service delivery at Mlare Health Centre because the sole Medical Assistant is on holiday . The development has put...
View ArticleHealth ministry bids farewell to long serving employee
The Ministry of Health on Friday bid farewell to one of its employees Patrick Alfred Mphaya who worked in the ministry for over 38 years. Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi said it was important for......
View ArticleMalawi to host high level meeting on health technology innovation
Malawi will from Wednesday host a three-day high level meeting on promoting policy coherence on health technology innovation and access for the African Regional intellectual Property Office (ARIPO)....
View ArticlePS Namarika says proper documentation key to measure RBF4MNH initiative
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr. Dan Namarika says proper documentation of Data is a key factor that can greatly assist in measuring the performance of various government...
View ArticleStandard Bank donates K5.6mil drugs to Nkhoma Mission Hospital
As one way ofassisting country’s health sector, Standard Bank has donated drugs worth K5.6 million to Nkhoma Mission Hospital in Lilongwe. Speaking during the handover ceremony Standard Bank Acting...
View ArticleMalawi rights bodies defy criminalising the transmission of HIV: Bill deeply...
Stakeholders have described the new HIV and AIDS Bill as ‘a bad law’ and a disaster to happen as it is discriminatory and will impede the fight against AIDS. The bill includes mandatory HIV testing......
View ArticlePatients advised to seek prescriptions before buying drugs from pharmacies
With an increase of pharmaceutical companies in Mzuzu City, Mzimba North District Health Office (DHO) has appealed to the general public to get medical prescriptions from professionals when they fall...
View ArticleMalawi Institute of Journalism donate to Mangochi District Hospital
Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) students on Sunday donated soap and body lotion to Mangochi District Hospital as part of their social responsibility programme. Lecturer of Radio and Television...
View ArticleCode Sangala raising funds for Queens Hospital Paediatric Unit
Malaria Tour 2017-18 a brain child of Malawi’s celebrated former Big Brother Africa representative, Code Sangala, will on November 16,2017 hold a fundraising event to raise funds for paediatric...
View ArticleMalawi govt to construct a new Balaka District Hospital
Government is said to have plans to construct a new Balaka District Hospital. This comes amid out cries from the people in the district that the current district hospital is small and not befitting...
View Article80% Malawi babies of HIV positive mothers are rsik free – Official
The country has registered strides in the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) with more than 80 percent HIV free babies born from HIV positive mothers. Ministry of Health Spokesperson,...
View ArticleMalawi public hospitals hit by electricity crisis – Nurses
The National Organization of Nurses and Midwives says the current power cut and shortages are affecting the country’s health service delivery system. Executive Director, Dorothy Ngoma, said the...
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