Illovo invests in state-of-the-art 1,000 pints blood bank for Lower Shire...
Responding to a request from Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) to enhance blood collection for Lower Shire health services, Illovo Sugar Malawi Plc, has donated a state-of-the-art blood bank...
View ArticleFirst polio vaccine to arrive in Malawi on Saturday
UNICEF Malawi says the first polio vaccine shipment is expected to arrive in the country on Saturday, March 5, 2022, ahead of the first immunisation campaign, which is scheduled to begin in the coming...
View ArticleMinistry reports cholera case in Machinga
The Ministry of Health has reported a cholera case at Machinga District Hospital confirmed on 2nd March, 2022. The patient reported to the facility on 28th February, 2022 and rigorous investigations...
View ArticleYoung people lack knowledge on cervical cancer information and Sexual...
Women’s Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA), a national NGO focusing on reproductive cancers, has highlighted lack of skills and knowledge as some of the barriers preventing young people from actively...
View Article24% of Malawi’s healthcare facilities are operating without function water...
A 2021 global progress report in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities has shown that 24 percent of the facilities in Malawi are functioning without water supply while 32...
View ArticleEpilepsy Warriors Foundation mobilizing resources for training nurses on...
Epilepsy Warriors Foundation (EWF) has appealed to like-minded organizations and people of goodwill to help it in mobilizing resources for training nurses on epilepsy management. In partnership with...
View ArticleMalawi using 52% of health budget in treating WASH-preventable diseases
Malawi uses 52 percent of her budgetary allocation to the health sector to treat diseases and conditions that could otherwise be prevented through improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)...
View ArticleGovt urges accurate reporting on polio vaccine to avoid immunization hesitancy
The Ministry of Health has appealed to journalists in the country to ensure accurate reporting on polio vaccines to avoid unnecessary misinformation and misconception that may lead to public hesitancy...
View ArticleMalawi rolls out polio vaccination campaign as govt targets 2.9 million children
Government has rolled out polio vaccination campaign with a target to vaccinate 2.9 million children within a period of four months. This follows the declaration of public health emergency on 17...
View Article91, 101 children targeted in polio vaccination exercise in Salima
Salima District Hospital Coordinator on the Expanded Program for Immunization (EPI), Cosmas Phiri, has disclosed that the district is targeting to vaccinate 91, 101 under-five children in the ongoing...
View ArticleGovernment to commit domestic resources towards TB fight in next year’s budget
The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed that government will show allocate domestic resources towards the fight against tuberculosis in the next year’s budget. Chiponda disclosed...
View ArticleCholera cases rise to 29 as the southern region takes the toll
Authorities say the number of cholera cases in the country has risen to 29, with the southern region being the hardest hit. The number has risen from 26 to 29 within days after Nsanje District reported...
View ArticleBlantyre tops in HIV prevalence rate
Officials from National Aids Commission (NAC) say the number of people infected by HIV and AIDS has drastically gone down in the past 10 years. Tione Chilemba, Head of Coordination at NAC said the HIV...
View ArticleNew method contributes to TB reduction in Malawi
National TB and Leprosy Elimination Program (NTLEP) says the introduction of active case finding method has significantly contributed to the decline of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Malawi. NTLEP Deputy...
View ArticleBill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides US$5m for second phase of Kuunika:...
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided US$5 million to the Malawi Government for the implementation of the second phase of Kuunika: Data for Action Programme. The Foundation’s Senior Programme...
View ArticleGovt partners UNFPA and Ireland in protecting women and adolescent girls
Government of Malawi, through Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, has partnered with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Ireland in protecting women and adolescent...
View ArticleHealth rights activists question viability of covid-19 self testing policy
Health rights activists are questioning the viability of covid-19 self testing policy as debate on the matter has ensued. This follows recommendations from World Health Organisation on self-testing for...
View ArticleWHO provides Malawi with 1.9m oral cholera vaccine and other supplies
World Health Organization (WHO) has provided the Malawi Governemnt with 1, 947, 695 doses of oral cholera vaccine to the Malawi Government. The vaccine will be administered to eight districts of...
View ArticleNkhataBay DHO urges faith communities to open up for polio vaccine
As the second phase of polio vaccination commences on April 25, Nkhata Bay District Health Office has urged all religious denominations in the district to encourage their followers to allow children...
View ArticleGovernment targets children in prisons for polio immunisation
Government says it will immunise all children in the country’s prison against polio. Ministry of Health officials say they will roll out the second polio immunisation campaign in two weeks time. This...
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