St John of God attending to 120 people contemplating suicide a month
Saint John of God Hospitaller Services, an institution that deals with mental health, says it is attending to 120 people per month who think of committing suicide. Chief Executive Officer of the...
View ArticleNBS Bank supports Malawi diaspora’s rural communities CoVID-19 vaccination...
NBS Bank has supported Malawi International CoVID-19 Response Group (MICRG) with MK9.6 million sponsorship towards its rural communities CoVID-19 vaccination uptake acceleration programme in...
View ArticleGovernment eases Covid-19 restrictions as cases decline, night clubs to close...
The Malawi government has announced that following a sharp decrease in Covid-19 cases, it has softened some restrictions imposed to deter widespread infections. Addressing journalists in Lilongwe on...
View ArticleMHRC advises Govt. to take bold steps in addressing Mental Health Care
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) says government must take bold steps in addressing challenges affecting mental health care by training adequate mental health personnel and making sure that mental...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia donates K295m worth of medical equipment to Malawi
The Government of Saudi Arabia has donated assorted medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to help the Malawi Government in the management and containment of Covid-19 pandemic. This...
View Article“1,200 people being treated for Mental Health problems in Neno district,”–...
Partners in Health, an International Organization has revealed that about 1200 people in Neno have mental health problems and are currently being treated in different Clinics around the district. The...
View ArticleTwo die on ventilators due to power failure
Two patients at Karonga District Hospital died while on life supporting machines due to power failure from an electric generator. Karonga District Health Officer (DHO), David Sibale, confirmed the...
View ArticleCommunity sputum collection proves effective in fighting TB in Mchinji
The use of volunteers in community sputum collection has proven effective in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) at community level in Mchinji district. A media visit organized by National TB Program...
View ArticleMalawi has over 176, 000 people living with palliative care conditions
Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Charles Mwansambo, has disclosed that the country has over 176, 000 certified patients for palliative care services. Yet, the...
View ArticleMalawi receives extra Covid-19 vaccine
320,000 dosses of Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine arrived in the country on Sunday through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. The vaccine will be distributed to different hospitals across...
View ArticleNational Aids Commission to review National HIV and Aids response on Tuesday
Taxpayer-funded National Aids Commission (NAC) has disclosed that its Joint Annual Review (JAR) of the National Response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic will take place on 26th October 2021 at the...
View ArticleScabies outbreak in Blantyre, authorities tell schools, churches, mosques to...
Blantyre District Health Office has disclosed that it has registered an increase of cases of scabies in some of the health facilities in the district. “From June to September, the office has registered...
View ArticleUNAIDS rates Malawi highly on HIV and Aids prevention and management
Malawi has received a standing ovation from the United Nations Programme on HIV and Aids (UNAIDS) for demonstrating high political will in the prevention and management of HIV and Aids, as the country...
View Article“#In The Shoes of Men” grouping born to provide free professional counselling...
Concerned with a rise in cases of suicide and mental disorders, a grouping of 12 counselling professionals and spiritual mentors have teamed up to provide free counselling services to the public....
View ArticleCases of hydrocephalus and spina bifida still high in the country
Health experts in the country have lamented high cases of hydrocephalus and spina bifida among under five children in the country. One concerned expert, Professor Dongosolo Kamalo, told the media that...
View ArticleStudy shows that 22-30 percent of patients accessing health services in...
An independent study has shown that around 22-30 percent of the patients accessing health services in Malawi’s facilities have a mental health condition including depression leading to suicide and...
View ArticleNgabu Rural Hospital’s mortuary initiated by Abida Mia’s CDF project now...
Ngabu Rural Hospital’s mortuary, which was initiated by Member of Parliament for Chikwawa Mkombezi, Abida Mia through the constituency development fund (CDF), is now fully functional and is servicing...
View ArticleCovid-induced pregnancies and STIs prompt BLM to re-launch Manyuchi Premium...
Banja La Mtsogolo (BLM) – a leading non-governmental provider of sexual and reproductive health care in Malawi – has re-launched “high end contempo” Manyuchi Premium condoms, a product the organization...
View ArticleNurses and midwives body calls for positive coverage on their profession
The National Organization of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) has called for renewed working relationship with the media in order to build good public image and achieve positive coverage on nursing...
View ArticleFear grip Malawians as leprosy resurfaces in some districts
Fear has gripped some Malawians following revelations that one of the most dangerous contagious disease – leprosy – has resurfaced in the country. Authorities say they have, so far, registered 150...
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