Health Posts

Cases of measles on the rise in Africa – WHO

Apr 29, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. According to WHO, almost 17,500 cases of measles were recorded in the African region between January and March 2022,… ...

FAM mourns Gondwe

Apr 29, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Football Association of Malawi has expressed sadness over the death of Humphrey Gondwe, owner and sponsor of Northern Regional Womens Football League side CY Sisters FC. Gondwe is also husband to National Women’s Football Association… ...

Chimombo Health Post in Nsanje to enhance safe motherhood

Apr 29, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Construction of the K38 million Chimombo Health Post in Traditional Authority (TA) Chimombo's area in Nsanje District is expected to reduce maternal and child deaths as most women will be able to deliver under the… ...

Organization embarks on menstrual hygiene management project

Apr 26, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Sopani Ng'ambi As one way of easing menstruation-related challenges that women and girls face, Citizen Impact Organization (CIO) has embarked on a menstrual hygiene management project in Mzimba District. With funding from National Democratic… ...

Ministry of Health to roll out Malaria vaccine this year

Apr 25, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed plans to roll out Malaria vaccine in the country by end of this year. The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda made the remarks in Lilongwe today… ...

Polio vaccination meets resistance due to religious beliefs

Apr 23, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Zomba District Health Office (DHO) says the first round of polio vaccination met challenges as some parents refused to vaccinate their under-five children on religious grounds. Public Relations Officer at the Zomba… ...

Tension at QECH: Family members refuse to collect body of their relative

Apr 21, 2022 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 0 &

There is tension at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital's Mortuary in Blantyre as  members of a bereaved family are refusing to collect the body of their relative because they allegedly found cuts on his head… ...