Health Posts

Drug fight Malawi condemned for standing against Big Bullets sponsorship

Dec 04, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 105 &

A youth non-governmental organisation in the country has condemned the move by Drug Fight Malawi to criticize the deal between Big Bullets and Nyasa Manufacturing Company saying Drug fight did not use the right approach… ...

Malawian men shun circumcision in Kasungu

Dec 04, 2015 Martha Chikoti 142 &

The majority of men in Kasungu district are reportedly shunning circumcision which is being offered by health officials in the area, Malawi24 has been tipped. Medical district health officer for Kasungu, Joremy Nkhambure said since… ...

‘Malawi only has 10 dentists’- Government says

Dec 04, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 18 &

Malawi government has admitted that the country has only ten active dentists and has one of the highest dentist-population ratios in the world. As the population is estimated at 16 million, Malawi may rank poorly… ...

Mzuzu’s Mapale Health Centre ‘pregnant’ with problems

Dec 03, 2015 Thula Chisamba 5 &

As the country’s public health services continue to collapse, Mapale Health Centre in Mzuzu has become a nightmare for pregnant women who are facing a lot of challenges due to lack of resources at the… ...

Fedoma pushing for disability friendly infrastructure

Dec 03, 2015 Martha Chikoti 4 &

The Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (Fedoma) has asked people in the country to make sure the buildings that are being built by government and private organisations are disability friendly. Fedoma Project Officer, Ulaya Banda,… ...

‘Poverty in Malawi behind increasing HIV/AIDS prevalence rate’

Dec 02, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 19 &

As Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day today, it has been established that poverty and sexual behaviour continue to be some of the main factors influencing the transmission of… ...

Cases of Cancer increasing in Malawi

Nov 30, 2015 Lyonike Mughogho 12 &

There are fears of an increase in number of Cancer cases in the country following revelations that Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) records a minimum of ten new cases of cancer per day. Speaking during… ...