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HIV cure confirmed

Feb 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

The cure for HIV has been found in the US where a patient believed to be the third person in the world, and the first woman, has been cured of the human immunodeficiency virus that… ...

Malawi records first polio case in 30 years

Feb 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Mwayi Nsaliwa Malawi has recorded a case of polio for the first time since 1992. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has announced the case in a statement. She said laboratory results show that… ...

Malawi Ministry of Health eases Covid-19 restrictions

Feb 17, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ministry of Health has eased Covid-19 restrictions following a decline in the number of new confirmed cases and admissions. The Minister responsible Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda told Journalists on Wednesday at Parliament building in Lilongwe that… ...

Foundation donates diagnostic test kits worth K150 Million to Malawi

Feb 15, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Africa Future Foundation (AFF) has donated laboratory diagnostic tests kits worth 150 Million Kwacha to Ministry of Health. Africa Future Foundation made the donation on Monday 14 February, 2022 in Lilongwe. The donation consists of… ...

Lead paint is poisoning children in Malawi – study

Feb 15, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Over one third of Malawian children have dangerous levels of lead poisoning, causing widespread negative health impacts and a 6.2% loss of GDP. A study has identified that lead paint is a major source of… ...

Africa on track to control COVID-19 pandemic in 2022

Feb 14, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two years after Africa identified its first case of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, if current trends continue, the continent can control the pandemic in 2022. Over the last two years, the… ...

Zomba Diocese donates Covid-19 supplies to Pirimiti Community Hospital

Feb 08, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By: Raphael Likaka Zomba Diocese through Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has donated assorted Covid-19 medical supplies worth over K10 Million to Pirimiti Rural Hospital in Zomba to assist the hospital to effectively respond to… ...