Health Posts

SSO in stroke prevention awareness campaign

Oct 31, 2021 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

As a part of commemorating World Stroke day which falls on October 29 every year, a Blantyre-based non-governmental organization, Stroke Support Organization ( SSO), in collaboration with Malawi Stroke Unit ( MSU) on Saturday organised… ...

Alliance to conduct study on challenges midwives face

Oct 30, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

White Ribbon Alliance says it will conduct a study called "What midwives want" to understand the challenges midwives face so that the challenges can be addressed in a bid to reduce maternal mortality in Malawi.… ...

Judge wants Malawi defilement law changed to protect boy child

Oct 27, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A High Court Judge says the defilement law in Malawi is problematic because it criminalises consensual sex between teenagers who are close in age. High Court Judge, Vikochi Chima, said this in a ruling for… ...

Driver accused of stealing 200 bags of fertilizer

Oct 26, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 54-year-old driver has been arrested in Ntcheu over the theft of 200 bags of Urea fertilizer worth K8 million. The driver has been identified as Bannet Chingalu. He is accused of stealing 200 bags… ...

Payroll fraud: Two health workers arrested

Oct 26, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested two health workers for continuing to receive salaries after resigning from Salima District Hospital. Rabson Issa and Madalitso Muyakha, who worked as a Clinical Technician and Pharmacist respectively at… ...

Matenda a mphere abuka ku Blantyre

Oct 26, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Ofesi ya zaumoyo ku khonsolo ya m’boma la Blantyre, yatsimikiza kuti m’madera ena a m’bomali mwabuka matenda a mphere omwe posachedwapa anasautsa ku Dedza ndi Lilongwe. Izi ndi malingana ndi chikalata chomwe ofesi ya zaumoyoyi… ...

Health facilities in Malawi face acute stockouts of essential medicines

Oct 25, 2021 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

By Chisomo Phiri Health facilities in Malawi are facing an acute shortage of essential medicines, putting many poor and marginalized groups such as women and children at risk of dying from curable diseases. This is… ...