Malawi gets Abbott Covid-19 rapid tester which gives results in 15 minutes
One of the world’s leading healthcare companies Abbott has launched a Covid-19 testing device, the Abbott’s Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test which provides test results in under 15 minutes in Malawi....
View ArticleSupporting national coordination structures and HIV community systems to...
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, ignited by the outbreak of the novel Coronaviirus, the national response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Malawi appeared to be on the edge due to uncertainties...
View ArticleWorld Vision to lead fight against HIV and Malaria in Malawi
World Vision will partner the Malawi government’s Ministry of Health to implement interventions to fight Malaria, Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS across the country. The grants, given by Global Fund,...
View ArticleKasungu gets K34 million PPEs from Korea
Kasungu district hospital on Friday received Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) worth K34 million donation from Korean government through its Korea International Cooperation Agency. The development...
View ArticleMitundu Rural Hospital gets PPE donation boost
Mitundu Rural Hospital in Lilongwe says continuous availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the medical facility can play a crucial role in preventing further spread of Covid-19 disease...
View ArticleThyolo Hospital commission Highly Dependent Unit
Thyolo District Hospital on Thursday commissioned the first ever Highly Dependent Unit (HDU) that now enables the hospital to admit critical patients who in the past were being referred to Queen...
View ArticleCovid-19 on the rise in Malawi: Govt to decide on vaccine
Malawi, which has been registering almost zero new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the past months has seen a sharp rise of the virus pandemic in the past few weeks. This has worried the...
View ArticlePress Corporation staff donate Christmas presents to Queen’s Hospital patients
Press Corporation plc staff members on Friday took time off their duties to cheer and donate presents to patients at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre as part of festive season. Staff...
View ArticleMinister Kandodo down with Covid-19
Minister of Labour Ken Kandodo has been diagnosed with coronavirus (Covid-19). He is admitted to Kamuzu Central hospital, according to sources in government. It is said to be a “precautionary step”...
View ArticleHRDC cautions Malawi govt over ‘corrupt’ dialysis clinic operator Fresenius...
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has said the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) should investigate a dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care over allegations that the company paid bribes to...
View ArticleLions Club overwhelmed with rise in diabetes cases
Bwaila Lions Club has said it is overwhelmed with how diabetes cases are rising in the country. Bwaila Lions Club President Alinafe Mlamba said in an interview on Friday that the Club has noticed with...
View ArticleCovid-19 hinders Malawi youths from accessing sexual reproductive health...
The Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made a lot of young people fail to access sexual reproductive health services in the association’s clinics spread...
View Article5 killed as typhoid outbreak hits Neno: Malawi considers vaccine
An outbreak of Typhoid fever has been reported in Neno District claiming five deaths and 56 cases of suspects with 41 confirmed positive, district health authorities have said. Typhoid fever patients...
View ArticleContact tracing for virus pandemic becoming difficult in Malawi – Official
Ministry of Health has said contact tracing has been challenge in containing the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Acting deputy director of Preventive Health Services for Heath Education Service,...
View ArticleMutated coronavirus variant warning to Malawi as Covid-19 cases keep rising
Malawians have been put on alert on a mutated variant of the novel coronavirus many countries including some African countries such as South Africa, which are said to be spreading faster than the...
View ArticleMzuzu Central Hospital to have oxygen plant
Government set to install oxygen plant at Mzuzu Central Hospital in order to handle serious Covid-19 patient cases. Currently, the hospital spends K62 000 on each oxygen cylinder. The hospital uses...
View ArticleUK-based Malawians donate to College of Medicine: Mahecas commended
A charity grouping of Malawians based in United Kingdom (UK), Malawi Health Care Support (Mahecas) has donated 1 025 new hospital beds and 781 new hospital mattresses valued at around K700 million to...
View Article2 Covid-19 deaths recorded on New Year’s Day: 101 new cases reported as...
The fears of a second wave of the COVID-19 are now real as on New Year’s Day two new related deaths have been recorded while 101 new cases have been registered in the past 24 hours of New Year’s Day. A...
View ArticleHealth activist demands information on Covid-19 vaccine
A health activist is warning the government to be cautious on covid-19 vaccine which will be rolled out this June. The Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) Executive Director George Jobe has since told...
View ArticleMalawi contagious mutations send Covid-19 infection rate soaring
3 Covid-19 new deaths registered 132 new cases bringing number of active cases at 750 93 of the new cases are imported infections identified at Mwanza border 29 cases are currently admitted in four...
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