JB opens Majete epicenter, maternity unit in Chikhwawa
President Joyce Banda on Wednesday inaugurated the Majete 1 Epicenter and the Maternity Unit of The Hunger Project Malawi in Chikhwawa in which the Joyce Banda Foundation donated equipment worth K12...
View ArticleMalawi cancer pathology laboratory dubbed model for sub-Saharan Africa –...
The University of North Carolina (UNC) – partner with the Malawi government on a cancer pathology laboratory at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) – says it is contented with the tremendous successes the...
View ArticleMalawi hit by condom shortage, concerns over sex diseases –FPAM
The Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM)has expressed concern over the critical shortage of condoms at the moment in the country, raising fear of increased cases of sexually transmitted...
View ArticleMalawi AIDS Commission in ICASA 2013 preparatory meetings
The Nation Aids Commission (Nac) will hold a series of preparatory meetings to strategize on how Malawi will best present her achievements and best practices in the AID/AIDS national response at this...
View ArticleMalawi man claims new herbal HIV/AIDS cure
Another Malawian has claimed to have found herbal concontions that might help to cure HIV/AIDS. Dr Zakeyu Banda who resides in Area 25 in the capital Lilongwe has claimed more than 10,000 people have...
View ArticleJB attacks Callista over unfinished maternity home project
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Monday laid a foundation stone at Ntcheu district hospital, where former first lady Callista Mutharika failed to complete the construction of a maternity waiting home...
View ArticleMalawi Blood Transfusion Service running out of reserves: ‘Lives of patients...
Malawi Blood Transfusion Service (MBTS) –the country’s main blood reservoir in times of emergency – is running out of the important body fluid, a development that has been blamed on the current...
View ArticleMalawi Network of People Living with HIV to hold national conference
The Malawi Network of People Living with HIV (MANET+) in conjunction with its member organizations will hold a national conference for people living with HIV (PLHIV) from Wednesday, August 28 to 29 at...
View ArticlePeace Corps celebrate 50 years in Malawi: Launches health program
The Peace Corps, which has had volunteers in Malawi since 1963, is celebrating its 50thanniversary with a launch of a new program that will address Malawi’s critical shortage of medical practitioners....
View ArticleNorthern region chiefs pledges forming committees on safe motherhood
Chiefs in the northern Malawi are expressing commitment towards efforts of reducing maternal deaths among women in the country through mobilization of communities on safe motherhood. The commitment was...
View ArticleMalawi reintroduces paying services in public hospitals
The Malawi government says beginning September 1, 2013; it will establish paying sections in all its major hospitals in the country to boost the hospitals’ financial muscles, Nyasa Times has learnt....
View ArticleMalawi public hospitals run out of dental anaesthesia
Many hospitals in the country have run out of dental anaesthesia (Dental lignocaine) and people who need to have their teeth extracted have to wait until it is made available. Takondwa Galau, Ndirande...
View ArticleKyungu orders opening of Katili clinic in Karonga: ‘Human life is more...
Paramount Chief Kyungu in Malawi’s northern boarder district of Karonga has ordered the office of the District Commission to use all funds allocated for developmental activities to finish construction...
View ArticleDelay in switching to new ARVs worries Malawi Network of People Living with...
MANET+ has expressed worry over the delay in switching from old to new Anti-retroviral Drugs (ARVs) in some districts across the country. The switch, which was expected to be implemented by 1 July,...
View ArticleK107m debt cripples NkhataBay hospital: Patients sleep without food
A K107 million debt to suppliers and workers has left Nkhata Bay district hospital in a mess, crippling its smooth running as stakeholders are now reluctant to provide their services, Nyasa Times has...
View ArticleAmerica assists Malawi with medical personnel
The United States government has embarked on a three-year effort to increase human resource capacity for the country’s health sector in a programme called Global Health Service Partnership. The program...
View ArticleAlliance One renovates labour ward, donates beds to Likuni Hospital
As part of fulfilling its social responsibility and one way of giving back to communities Alliance One Tobacco (Malawi) Limited has renovated labour ward and donated 10 beds with 10 mattresses at...
View ArticleMalawi hospitals get a boost of K46 million worth of medical supplies
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), jointly with the U.S President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has...
View ArticleIntensify cervical cancer awareness in Malawi—Gynaecologist
A gynaecologist at Mzuzu Central Hospital (MCH) has called on government and other stakeholders to intensify civic education on cervical cancer if deaths due to the disease are to be reduced. Dr Peter...
View ArticleNsanje hospital gets food items donated by JB
President Joyce Banda has assured Nsanje District Hospital that financial challenges the hospital is facing will soon be over. Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Sam Ganda conveyed the message from...
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