Health Posts

Therapy options for COVID-19: To comfort always

Jan 26, 2021 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

The spectrum of medical therapies to treat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is increasingly growing as countries embark on a quest “to cure sometimes, to relieve often, and to comfort always”. Palliative care is commonly misunderstood… ...

Malawi sex workers to hold demos

Jan 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Sex workers in Malawi will hold demonstrations on Thursday to protest against Coronavirus prevention rules. Executive Director of the Female Sex Workers Association Zinenani Majawa has notified the Lilongwe District Commissioner about the protests which… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi records 81 new recoveries, 592 cases

Jan 25, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has registered 592 new COVID-19 cases, 81 new recoveries and 10 new deaths. Of the new cases, 572 of the new cases are locally transmitted. These include 196 from Blantyre, 87 from Nkhata Bay,… ...

Hospital workers accused of stealing oxygen cylinders

Jan 25, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Health says it is investigating reports that some hospital workers in Lilongwe have been stealing oxygen cylinders and selling them. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has confirmed about the probe folowing… ...

MEC head office closed due to Covid-19

Jan 25, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has temporarily closed its head office for ten days due to a rise in Covid-19 cases among staff members. According to MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa, 23 members of… ...

Chakwera says Malawians must do hard things to beat pandemic

Jan 25, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Coronavirus preventive measures are hard but are better than sending loved ones to hospitals which do not have enough beds or oxygen for all infected persons. He made the remarks on… ...

Coronavirus: 38 deaths, 179 recoveries reported in Malawi on Sunday

Jan 25, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi on Sunday registered 956 new COVID-19 cases, 179 new recoveries and 38 new deaths. Fifteen of the new COVID-19 deaths have been registered in Lilongwe, 10 from Blantyre, two from Karonga, and one each… ...