Body demands mass recruitment of nurses, midwives
Nurses and Midwives Organization of Malawi (NONM) has said government must decisively consider recruiting more nurses and midwives into the system saying they are, by far, falling short in human...
View ArticleSkimpy funds compromise diet quality at Mzuzu Central Hospital
Meagre trickle-in funds from government have forced Mzuzu Central Hospital to offer poor and not “on time” meals to patients a situation that is compromising their quick recoveries, its administration...
View ArticleSt John’s hospitaller services concerned with increase of suicide cases
St John of God Hospitaller Services in Malawi has said it is hugely concerned with the increased cases of suicide attempts and deaths in the country, describing the development as worrisome. Dr Charles...
View ArticleMalawi scores highly on global 90:90:90 HIV targets
Malawi has beaten the United Nations Programme on HIV and Aids (UNAids) global HIV targets, a development that has given hope to the players that the country could be on the right path towards...
View ArticleMinistry of Health says fight against cholera on course
Government says the fight against cholera is on course after registering one death and 20 cholera cases up from over 900 cases and 42 deaths in 2017. Ministry of Health and Population Joshua Malango...
View ArticleCholera case confirmed in Limbe
One cholera case, the first in this rainy season, has been confirmed in Limbe – Blantyre. Blantyre District acting Health Officer, Dr. Gift Kawalazira, says the disease has attacked a 13 year old boy...
View ArticleWinning TB fight in Malawi through Global Fund
When he picked his job as Laboratory Technician at Mzuzu Central Hospital few years ago, Ian Kambwani’s celebratory mood for picking the new job was short-lived. He realised that he had to work in...
View ArticleMalawi drug stocks hit record high 76%: Minister of Health satisfied
Minister of Health and Population, Jappie Mhango says government is satisfied a medical drugs and supplies stock level of 76 percent at the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) at its warehouse in...
View ArticleUS reaffirms commitment to supporting Malawi’s HIV fight
The Government of United States of America (USA) has reaffirmed its commitment to providing technical and financial support towards Malawi’s fight against HIV and Aids. The USA Deputy Chief of Mission,...
View ArticleCholera outbreak looms in Mzuzu City over sanitation
Chances that there could be a serious outbreak of waterborne diseases in the northern region city of Mzuzu are high as officials have confessed that they have no waste management facilities, Nyasa...
View Article3 more cholera cases pop up in Blantyre
Three more cholera cases have been detected in the country’s commercial city of Blantyre just a week after the first confirmed case. This has triggered fears and concerns of a possible outbreak in the...
View ArticleUK-based Namwaza launches charity to support Malawians on mental health
United Kingdom (UK) based mental health specialist, Gerald Namwaza Banda, who works for National Health Service (NHS) England in East Midlands, has launched Mental Care as a platform to help health...
View ArticleMalawi alert on killer coronavirus: Travel warning to China
Ministry of Health (MoH) says it is on high alert and taking preventive measures against the highly contagious outbreak of a pneumonia-like virus in China called Corona Virus which is dangerously...
View Article49 000 Malawian children on Pneumonia related death threat in a decade
As the first global conference on childhood pneumonia opens to agree on concrete steps governments and partners can take to reduce child pneumonia deaths, leading agencies have warned that nearly...
View ArticleMalawi Interfaith AIDS Association new director advances income generation to...
Newly appointed Executive Director for Malawi Interfaith AIDS Association (MIAA), Pirira Catherine Ndaferankhande, says she will expand the local resource mobilization base through investment in...
View ArticleBalaka District Council in clean-up campaign
Balaka District Council on Friday organized and launched the first ever clean-up campaign within the districts central business area in a bid to advance hygiene and sanitation practices. District...
View ArticleScabies outbreak hits Mchinji
A Scabies outbreak has hit Mchinji with the contagious itchy skin disease reported in almost all traditional authorities in the district following a large number of cases in various health centres....
View ArticleMalawi VP Chilima urge re-examination role of poll observers, calls them...
Malawian vice-president and UTM Party V president Saulos Chilima has said the role of international election observers should be redefined before the court sanctioned fresh election, saying the country...
View ArticleGermany commits to improve Malawi health sector: Ambassador tours Ndirande
German Ambassador Jurgen Borsch has assured Malawi of his government’s total support to improve on the standards of health centres in order to ensure good health service delivery in the country. The...
View ArticleMalawi ready for coronavirus, says Minister of Health: Preparedness plan...
Minister of Health and Population Jappie Mhango has said his ministry is “doing everything possible” to ensure that killer coronavirus does not get “imported” in Malawi after its outbreak in China....
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