Health Posts

Drug resistant malaria worries Malawian medics

Nov 01, 2015 Thula Chisamba 10 &

Malawian based health professional Dr Tambulani Gondwe has expressed worry over reports that drug resistant malaria may spread to Africa soon. Gondwe feels Africa and Malawi in particular is not fit enough to withstand such… ...

Bullets might lose newly found K500 million sponsorship

Oct 31, 2015 Mike J. Kangwele 280 &

…FIFA statutes do not permit tobacco sponsorships The joy in the camp of probable Super League champions, Big Bullets Football Club, might be short-lived if the reports that Malawi24 has are anything to go by.… ...

Health ministry to punish selfish doctors

Oct 30, 2015 Thula Chisamba 36 &

The Ministry of health in Malawi has issued a warning a threat to medical workers who are selfish and bossy when attending to patients. This comes amid findings that most health professionals in the country subject… ...

Mutharika angers Nurses

Oct 29, 2015 Luke Bisani 112 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika's directive to ban local health public relation officers from speaking to the media has sparked anger from the National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM). According to a memo signed… ...

In the cooler for selling hospital property

Oct 29, 2015 Hajira Halilu 24 &

Malawi Police in Phalombe district are keeping in custody 33 year old Edson Nkhonjera and 38 year old Edward Buleya for selling hospital solar panels. National police publicist Rhoda Manjolo confirmed the arrest. She said… ...

Malawi Government muzzles DHOs

Oct 28, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 85 &

The Malawi government through the ministry of health has banned all the country's District Health Officers (DHO) from talking to the media on the financial crisis that has hit the health department and affected service… ...

Safe motherhood initiatives saves under-five children

Oct 26, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 1 &

Safe motherhood initiatives in Malawi are being touted to  have reduced under-five mortality rate in the country. This comes amidst reports by the United Nations Inter-agency group for mortality estimation which shows that Malawi's mortality… ...