Health Posts

27 thousand Covid jabs expire

Sep 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera last week demanded rich nations to give poor countries more vaccines and this week, amid low uptake of donated vaccines, 27 thousand doses are set to expire in Malawi. The Nation has… ...

US citizen donates 150 thousand face masks valued at K80m for poor Malawians

Sep 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

An American citizen has sourced 150 thousand masks valued at about K80 million for poor Malawians who cannot afford one. A recent report by the National Statistical Office (NSO) revealed that 1 in every 5… ...

Red Cross hands over CBCC, pay toilet to communities in Chikwawa

Sep 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) on Friday handed over a Community Based Child Care Center (CBCC) and a pay toilet to communities in Chikwawa district under its Community Resilient (COMREP) project being implemented in… ...

UK ambassador told to shut up

Sep 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Social commentators have lambasted the UK High Commissioner to Malawi for UK's discriminatory treatment of its former colony. The UK lists Malawi among Covid-19 red list countries despite Malawi having a low positivity rate and… ...

Former loans board CEO Chisoni dies

Sep 24, 2021 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Chris Chisoni, former Chief Executive Officer of Higher Education Students' Grants and Loans Board, has died. Chisoni who also previously worked as Executive Director of Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has died this… ...

Organisation calls for equal access to maternal care among female inmates

Sep 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The International Alliance for Patients Organisations (IAPO) has called on government and other local stakeholders in the health sector to intensify efforts in ensuring equal access to quality maternal health services among female inmates. Speaking… ...

Good News! Chanco students use over 7,000 condoms

Sep 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Students at the University Malawi (UNIMA) were given over 7,000 condoms during their social weekend. The students received the condoms from Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) Obna Sungani who is a fourth-year student and… ...