June 26, 2023
Malawi: Alliance One Aids Area 25 Hospital
The Lilongwe District Health Office (DHO) has commended Alliance One Tobacco Malawi for constructing a 40 bedroom Postnatal Ward worth around K90 million at Area 25 Health Center,… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Malawi: Chinese Association Donates K40m of Medical Supplies to Ntaja Health Centre
Lvliang Jiujiu Charity Association from China has donated K40 Milli worth of medical supplies to Ntaja Health Centre in Machinga. Read more »
Malawi: Kandodo Chiponda Makes Surprise Visit to Public Hospital At Night
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo says she made a surprise visit to Kasungu District Hospital last night to see for herself how health workers in public hospitals work at night. Read more »
June 07, 2023
Malawi: Project Last Mile Impressed With Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign
Non-governmental organisations, Project Last Mile -- a marketing and communications which is working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health with support from USAID -- has… Read more »
Malawi: Lilongwe District Health Office Registers 13 Leprosy Cases in 5 Months
Lilongwe District Health Office (DHO) registered 13 cases of leprosy between January and May 2023, a development that points to the fact that Hansen's disease is fast resurfacing… Read more »
Malawi: Marist Brothers, MRCS Donate Relief Items to Mayaka CDSS Students
Marist Brothers in Malawi, in partnership with the Malawi Red Cross Society, last Friday donated food and non-food supplies to over 500 students from Mayaka Community Day Secondary… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Adjusts Some Travel Requirements Related to Covid-19 Pandemic
Effective Monday, June 5, 2023 -- as soon as revised CoVID-19 Rules & Regulations are duly gazetted -- the Presidential Taskforce on CoVID-19 & Cholera has adjusted some… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Malawi: U.S. Peace Corp Volunteers Back to Malawi After Three-Year Absence
US peace corps volunteers are back in Malawi this year, three years after they were abruptly repatriated back to America due to Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Malawi: Youths Not Aware of Dangers of Drug Abuse - Report
Majority of the young people in both private and public schools in Malawi are not fully aware of the dangers of drug use and many see drugs as a solution to their problems, a… Read more »
May 31, 2023
Malawi: 3,000 Girls, Women in Unsafe Abortions in Blantyre, Four Die
Officials from Blantyre District Health Office say over 3000 girls and women carried out unsafe abortions in Blantyre in the year 2022, leading to four deaths, renewing calls for… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Has the Highest Prevalence Rate of Cervical Cancer in the World As 3000 Women Die Yearly
Medical experts are sounding an alarm following revelations that nearly 3,000 women in the country die due to cervical cancer every year, putting the country as the highest with… Read more »
Malawi: Male, Female TB Patients Share Ward At Ntcheu District Hospital
Male and female tuberculosis (TB) patients are sharing a ward at Ntcheu District Hospital, a situation that the hospital ombudsman, Beatrice Chimwala, says is compromising the… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Malawi: Nac Commended for Strides Made Towards Eliminating HIV and Aids in Malawi
Malawi Government has commended the National Aids Commission (NAC) for the strides it has made towards eliminating new HIV and Aids infections in the country. Read more »
May 22, 2023
Malawi: Ministry of Health Upbeat to Surpass 9 Million Children in Vaccination Campaign
Officials from Ministry of Health are upbeat they will surpass the nine million children target for the integrated mass immunisation campaign against typhoid, Polio, measles and… Read more »
May 14, 2023
Malawi: Global Oncologists Call for Concerted Efforts to Eliminate Cancer
Global cancer specialists have called for concerted efforts to eliminate breast and cervical cancer, which accounts for 51.5 deaths per 100, 000 per year. Read more »
May 13, 2023
Malawi: Government Launches 2023 Supplementary Immunization Campaign
Government on Thursday launched the 2023 Supplementary Immunization Campaign, describing it as the most cost effective and sure way of preventing vaccine preventable diseases in… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Needs 100 Orthopaedic Surgeons to Eliminate Trauma Burdens
Malawi Orthopaedic Association (MOA) says Malawi needs, at least, 100 orthopaedic surgeons to properly help eliminate the burden of trauma cases. Read more »
April 29, 2023
Malawi: Health Workers Tout Routine Vaccination Programme As Game-Changer in Malaria Fight
Health workers in Machinga have described the ongoing Malaria Vaccination Programme as a game-changer in the fight against malaria in the district. Read more »
April 27, 2023
Malawi: USAID Grants Unicef U.S.$2.5m to Scale Up Cholera Response in Malawi
The Government of the United States of America, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided US$ 2.1 million (approximately MKW 2.18 billion) and… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Govt Unveils Malaria Communication Strategy
The Malawi Government on Tuesday unveiled the first-ever Malaria Communication Strategy, which seeks to help in making follow ups on how the districts are responding to the fight… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Malawi: Global Health Partners Set to Vaccinate Millions of Children
The World Health Organization (WHO); UNICEF; the Vaccine Alliance Gavi and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- along with Immunisation Agenda 2030 and many other global and… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Vaccinates 1.5 Million Children Against Malaria
Officials from ministry of Health say nearly 1.5 million under five children have received at least one dose of the malaria vaccine in the country since 2019. Read more »
April 14, 2023
Malawi: MPs Shocked With Ncds Gravity Amidst Shortage in Funding
Members of Parliament (MPs) sitting on Parliamentary Committee on Health and Budget and Finance Committee on Wednesday could not help, but simply confess that Malawi is not doing… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Malawi: Health Authorities Fear Marburg Virus Disease Presence in the North
Health authorities say there is another suspected case of the Marburg virus disease at Songwe border in Karonga. Read more »
April 05, 2023
Malawi: Colorectal Cancer Becoming Another Public Health Problem in Malawi
Latest studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) have revealed that colorectal cancer (CRC) claimed 234 lives of productive Malawians 2020 alone effectively becoming another… Read more »