Malawi: TB Community Sputum Collection Points Excites Blantyre District Health Office

Blantyre District Environmental Health Officer, Innocent Mvula has expressed excitement over community sputum collection which has significantly improved from 75 in 2023 to 89… Read more »

Malawi: Mother Care Groups Lobby for More Support Towards Under-5 Immunisation

Mother Care Groups (MCGs), under Traditional Authority Kalolo in Lilongwe, are lobbying for more support from Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) in the work of sensitizing mothers… Read more »

Malawi: Blantyre Health Centres Provided With Motorcycles for Direct Delivery of Routine Immunization Vaccines

Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) has provided 18 motorcycles to health centres under its jurisdiction for direct delivery of routine immunisation vaccines and other… Read more »

Malawi: Over 26,000 Dogs Vaccinated Against Rabies in Blantyre City

Mission Rabies, a project of Worldwide Veterinary Services (WVS) says it has vaccinated over 26,000 dogs and sterilized a total of 225 dogs and cats in Blantyre city during its… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC, Master Card, Unicef Procures Equipment Worth $150,000 for Malawi Immunization Services

The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with support from Master Card Foundation and UNICEF has supported the Ministry of Health with cold chain equipment… Read more »

Malawi: Govt, Health Workers Hit Deadlock - Nation-Wide Sit in Set for Monday

After several months of failed negotiations with the government, healthcare workers have finally resolved to hold nation-wide sit in beginning Monday, June 10 2024, until… Read more »

Malawi: People Who Inject Drugs Need Attention to Help Them Prevent HIV-Diversity Forum

Diversity Forum, a consortium of nine organisations working on human rights of key populations, has reiterated the need to give special attention to people who inject drugs so that… Read more »

Malawi: Vaccine Hesitancy Key Challenge Affecting Vaccination Uptake - Govt

Deputy Director for Health Promotion in the Ministry of Health, Dr Kondwani Mamba, has pointed out vaccine hesitancy as one of the key challenges affecting vaccination uptake among… Read more »

Malawi: More Penile Cancer Cases At Mzuzu Central Hospital

Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) is one safe way to prevent penile cancer in men as it also offers 60% prevention from contracting HIV. Read more »

Malawi: No X-Ray Services At Machinga Hospital As the Machine Broke 2 Months Ago

Machinga district hospital has, for two months now, not been offering X-ray services to patients, due to a faulty x-ray machine, forcing authorities to refer patients to private… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Among Six African Countries Shining Over Increased Family Planning Uptake

Malawi is among six countries in Africa which have registered a sharp increase in the access and use of contraceptives globally over the past 12 years. Read more »

Malawi: Water Rise Levels in Mangochi Worry Health Authorities

Health authorities in Mangochi are worried with the unprecedented water rise levels which they fear could trigger water borne diseases. Read more »

Malawi: Media Practitioners Key in Fighting Myths, Misinformation Surrounding Health Emergencies

The Ministry of Health has appealed to media practitioners to be in the forefront in the fight against myths and misinformation surrounding public health emergencies in Malawi. Read more »

Malawi: Cannabis Bill Pass, DPP Boycott Deliberations

Parliament passed a Cannabis Regulations Amendment Bill on Thursday which seeks to authorize the cultivation and production of local variety also known as Chamba. Read more »

Malawi: Sigh of Relief From Girls At Mpingu As They Receive Sanitary Pads

Girls from Mpingu area in Lilongwe on Monday 25 March, 2024 were all smiles as a private citizen in the name of Alice Kanyama took an initiative to help the girls with sanitary… Read more »

Malawi: 'Malawi Does Not Have Capacity to Handle Colorectal Cancer Patients'

Women's Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA) has called upon the Government of Malawi and its stakeholders to invest more in cancer screening infrastructure and programs, enabling… Read more »

Malawi: President Chakwera Declares State of Disaster in 23 Districts

Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has this evening declared state of disaster on 23 districts. Read more »

Malawi: Rise of Pink Eye - 26 New Cases Registered in Malawi

District director of health and social services Prince Chirwa says the district has registered 26 conjunctivitis cases, also known as pink eye disease. Read more »

Malawi: How Malawi Is Fighting Infant Mortality Through Mother Care Group Initiative in Ntchisi

Mother Care Group (MCG) an initiative which started in 2019, has been hailed as a vibrant initiative aimed at reducing infant mortality rate in the country. Read more »

Southern Africa: Parliament, SADC-PF Sign Agreement On SRHR Project

The Parliament of Malawi and the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) on Wednesday, 6th March, 2024 signed an agreement on the Sexual Reproductive… Read more »

Malawi: Can GMO Maize, Biotech Maize, Be a Solution to Malawi's Perennial Food Insecurity Problem?

Kanyangala Nkhoma, a 60-year-old peasant farmer from Kuliyani Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Chitukulua in Lilongwe, will face yet another life-threatening hunger this… Read more »

Malawi: With 37% of Malawians Stunted, Stakeholders Urged to Collaborate

Feed the Children, in collaboration with Total Land Care and School for Agriculture for Family Independence (SAFI), supported by United States Aid for International Development… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Eliminates Two Neglected Tropical Diseases - Trachoma and Elephantiasis

There is good news for Malawi as the country has managed to eliminate two Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Trachoma and Elephantiasis. Read more »

Malawi: Chakwera Directs Change of Phalombe District Hospital Name to John Chilembwe Hospital

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has directed that Phalombe District Hospital be renamed John Chilembwe Hospital in honour of the country's freedom fighter John Chilembwe who was… Read more »

Malawi: Lilongwe Registers Cholera Case Suspected From Zambia

A truck driver has been admitted to Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe due to cholera suspected to have been imported from Zambia. Read more »