Health Posts

Over 19,000 men in KK targeted for circumcision  

Jul 13, 2016 Bright Malenga 49 &

Despite the lack of clear evidence connecting circumcision to the drop in the spread of HIV, Nkhotakota district health office has disclosed that it will embark on a massive campaign of male circumcision that is… ...

Nurses council unhappy with the money set aside for drugs in new budget

Jul 12, 2016 Martha Chikoti 9 &

Chairperson of the National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives (NONM) Dorothy Ngoma has condemned government for setting aside insufficient funds for purchasing medicine saying the allocation for drugs is not enough and has never been… ...

Malawian nurse arrested for attempted rape on a patient

Jul 10, 2016 Bright Malenga 146 &

Police in Nkhotakota district are keeping in custody a medical worker at Nkhotakota District Hospital for attempting to rape a woman who went to the hospital to collect medicine. Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Sub… ...

Drinking water contaminated with ARV

Jul 09, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 43 &

Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk because they are unknowingly drinking water contaminated with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), a study carried out by international scientists has revealed. The study jointly conducted by African and… ...

Strange disease forces closure of nursing school

Jul 05, 2016 Luke Bisani 66 &

A strange disease has forced St Luke's college of Nursing and Midwifery management to close the institution, Malawi24 can report. According to information sourced by this publication, the disease has symptoms similar to those of… ...

Don’t legalise it: NGO against industrial hemp

Jul 02, 2016 Martha Chikoti 173 &

Drug Fight Malawi has urged President Peter Mutharika not assent to the recently passed bill on legalising industrial hemp saying there is need for more research on the issue. Drug Fight Malawi director Nelson Zakeyu… ...

Scotland gives Malawi K285m to train psychiatrists

Jul 01, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 44 &

Malawi will get £300,000 (K285 million) from the Scottish Government to be used for training psychiatrists in the country. Several students will undertake a four-year psychiatry course at Malawi's College of Medicine and South Africa's… ...