January 24, 2023
Malawi: 28 Die of Cholera in a Single Day As Villagers Release All Cholera Patients in Balaka
Ministry of Health say twenty eight people died of cholera within 24 hours on Sunday, making it the highest number of cholera deaths to be recorded within a day since the first… Read more »
January 21, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Runs Out of Cholera Vaccine
The Ministry of Health has said the country has used all the 2.9 million cholera vaccines in all health facilities. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Malawi: Castel Malawi in Cholera Sensitization Drive
As cholera cases keep rising in the country, Castel Malawi has taken up an initiative to sensitize its workers on prevention of the rampaging outbreak and the urgent need to be… Read more »
Malawi: Good Neighbours Malawi Donates Medical Supplies
Good Neighbours International Malawi on Tuesday handed over K16 million worth of cholera and Covid-19 medical supplies to the Ministry of Health to bolster Malawi's fight against… Read more »
Malawi: Save the Children Donates Medical Supplies to Malawi Govt
As the cholera scourge continues to claim lives of productive Malawians, Save the Children International - a child rights-based organization - on Wednesday donated medical drugs… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Malawi: Society of Medical Doctors Urges Authorities to Encourage Students to Get Cholera Vaccine
The decision to delay the normal school opening calendar in some parts of the country was one of the government's first response to cholera outbreak. Read more »
January 13, 2023
Malawi: Cholera Update - Blantyre, Lilongwe Primary and Secondary Schools Can Safely Reopen for Second Term
Presidential Taskforce on Cholera & CoVID-19 assures the public that having reviewed steps which were undertaken for the short to medium and long term in the fight against the… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Malawi: Cholera Rages on With More Deaths, Thousands of New Cases
The rising cases of cholera, that forced the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and cholera to suspend the opening of second term of primary and secondary schools in Blantyre and… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Malawi: Government Appeals to Private Sector for Support in the Fight Against Cholera
Through the Office of the President & Cabinet, the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus and Cholera is appealing to the public, private corporate companies and organizations… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Malawi: 7 Inmates Test Positive for Covid-19 At Maula Prison
Prison authorities say seven inmates at have tested positive for covid-19 at Maula Prison in Lilongwe. Read more »
January 04, 2023
Malawi: Govt Diverts Covid-19 Funds to Fight Cholera
Poor leadership at the Health Ministry in Malawi has led to the current rapid increase in cholera cases which has led to calls for a state of emergency by the Leader of Opposition… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Malawi: Govt Blamed For Deciding Not to Open Some Schools Over Cholera
Government's decision for Blantyre and Lilongwe primary and secondary schools not to open the second term due to cholera outbreak has drawn public anger. Read more »
December 20, 2022
Malawi: World Bank Commits to Resume Direct Budgetary Aid to Malawi
The World Bank has committed to resume budgetary support by disbursing $50 million (over K51 billion) and $100 million (over K102 billion) towards the cholera fight and some… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Malawi: Malawi Reduces Malaria Deaths By 50 Percent
Officials from the ministry of health say Malawi has cut malaria deaths by 50 percent from 23 deaths per 100,000 population in 2016 to 12 deaths per 100,000 in 2021. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Malawi: Persons With Albinism Decry Unavailability of Sunscreen Lotion in Hospitals
Persons with albinism in Ntcheu district have decried unavailability of sunscreen lotion in public hospitals, saying this is putting its membership at risk of developing skin… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Malawi: Govt to Roll Out Malaria Vaccine
Malawi's Malaria Control Programme has disclosed that it will officially roll out malaria vaccine to the remaining areas of the targeted districts on November 29 in Mchinji… Read more »
October 30, 2022
Malawi: No Dialysis Machine in North Malawi, Chakwera Directs to Let the Region Have One
President Lazarus Chakwera has directed Ministry of Health to establish dialysis centre in North Malawi for the first time in over 58 years of independence and failing acute kidney… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Malawi: Opportunities for Malawi to Manufacture Medicines
Malawi stands a chance to start manufacturing medicines from traditional herbs and shrubs using modern technology with encouragement and guidance from African Organisation for… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Malawi: Chakwera Seeks Resources for Cancer Treatment Centres in Malawi
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has appealed for financial resources for the construction of cancer treatment centres and hospitals across the country as way of saving lives as well… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Malawi: Law Commission Recommends People Pay in Public Hospitals
Government is yet to comment on recommendation from Special Law Commission that people should be paying a small nominal fee to access services in public health facilities. Read more »
August 21, 2022
Malawi: Nkhata Bay Cholera Death Toll Hits 9
People who have died of cholera in Nkhata Bay area now now nine, up from eight last week as the number of cases hit 320 within two weeks. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Malawi: Regulator Developing E-Waste Strategy to Protect Environment and Citizens' Health #AfricaClimateCrisis
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is in the process of developing an E-waste strategy to address issues of management involving any electrical and electronic… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Malawi: Medical Drug Factory to Be Constructed in Lilongwe
A company known as Malawi Israel Gold has been allocated 11 hectares of land in Lilongwe where a drug manufacturing factory will be constructed. Read more »
July 27, 2022
Malawi: Poor Sanitation Accounts for 52 Percent of the Total Disease Burden in Malawi
Poor sanitation accounts for 52 percent of the total disease burden in Malawi, with diarrhoea alone accounting for seven per cent of under-five deaths, latest statistics have… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Malawi: Health Experts Call for Government's Action Against Monkey Pox
Health experts in the country have called on government to be alert and act accordingly against monkey pox. Read more »