Month: August 2024 Posts

Health Minister announces two suspected cases of MPox

Aug 21, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, has announced two suspected cases of MPox in Malawi. She announced this in Blantyre today. According to Chiponda, the cases involve a 31-year-old man isolated at Queen Elizabeth Central… ...

Progress on death penalty abolition worries Human Rights Commission

Aug 21, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

…Justice Minister pressed to table Bill in upcoming Parliament Session... The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has expressed concern over the country's slow progress toward abolishing the death penalty, despite a de facto moratorium since… ...

Malawi’s HIV/TB, malaria battle receives USD525 million boost

Aug 21, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Global Fund has approved a significant grant of USD 525,146,345 to the Government of Malawi to support the country's efforts in combating HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. A statement signed by Dr. Samson Mndolo, Secretary… ...

Government to investigate Nkhotakota plane crash – Kamtukule

Aug 21, 2024 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Tourism Minister, Vera Kamtukule, says the Government will institute an investigator to ascertain what caused the accident of an aircraft that plunged into Lake Malawi in Nkhotakota yesterday. Kamtukule made the assurance on Wednesday when… ...

Guardians at Zomba Central Hospital facing huge challenges

Aug 21, 2024 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Terrible! Details have emerged that guardians of patients in the labour ward at Zomba Central Hospital are sleeping in the open because of lack of space. In our most recent probe, we found women guardians… ...

Nkhotakota Plane crash victims identified, survivor in stable condition

Aug 21, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Nkhotakota District Hospital has identified the three individuals involved in yesterday's plane crash. According to Dr Jacob Kafulafula, Director of Health and Social Services for Nkhotakota, Pilot Fungay Jonathan, a 50-year-old Zimbabwean national, and Frisco… ...

Zomba Chingale legislator pleads for maternity services

Aug 21, 2024 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Member of Parliament for Chingale constituency, Lonnie Phiri, has pleaded with Zomba District Council to open a maternity facility at Chingale Health Center where expectant women are currently denied maternal services. The legislator observed that… ...