Month: February 2020 Posts

Chamaca organises ride against cancer

Feb 29, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Chatinkha Maternity Care (Chamaka) has organised a ride against cancer slated for 26 April, 2020 with the aim of raising funds for buying equipment to be used to screen women in rural areas. President of… ...

National Youth Council of Malawi urges youth to get tested for cancer

Feb 06, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

As the world commemorated world cancer day on Tuesday, the National Youth Council of Malawi (NYCM) urged youth to be in forefront in getting tested for various types of cancers in order to get early… ...

Lions cruise for childhood cancer

Oct 28, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lions Clubs International District 412B comprising Malawi and Mozambique over the weekend held its second annual Lake Malawi Boat Cruise. Over 120 people from across the country boarded Chilembwe ship as it sailed from Monkey… ...

National Cancer Centre to become partially operational next month

Sep 19, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government says the National Cancer Centre at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) will become partially operational next month. Officials from the Ministry of Health told a cluster Parliamentary Committee on Health, HIV and AIDS and Nutrition… ...

Researchers develop early detection test for ovarian cancer

Aug 23, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast in the United Kingdom have developed a test that may be able to detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier than current approaches. The researchers discovered that the presence… ...

Malawians urged to raise childhood cancer awareness

Sep 24, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Lions Club of Bwaila has urged Malawians to raise awareness of childhood cancer. In a press statement on Saturday, the club said Malawians should also donate to the cancer ward at Kamuzu Central Hospital especially… ...

Malawi cervical cancer campaign screens 1,859 women

Aug 13, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

A week long Cervical Cancer awareness and mass screening campaign organised by the Blantyre District Health Office and Saint Egidio saw 1,859 women getting screened, representing 53% of the campaign's target. The campaign targeted women… ...

Over 2000 women turn up for Cervical Cancer Screening Campaign

Apr 27, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

A week-long Cervical Cancer Screening Campaign conducted in Blantyre by DREAM in partnership with St Egidio has seen over 2000 women turning up for screening at different health centers across the city with 30 testing… ...

Women urged to go for cancer testing

Jan 12, 2017 Patience Mandala 2 &

Women in the country have been advised to go for cervical cancer testing in order to know their health status. This has been said by the Cancer Survivors Quest (CSQ), a non-governmental organisation raising awareness… ...

Netballer Takondwa Lwazi named cancer ambassador

Feb 19, 2016 Orton Nyirenda 40 &

Blue Eagles Sisters and Malawi national netball star , Takondwa Lwazi has been selected as cervical cancer ambassador for Central Health Clinic. The Blue Eagles centre has confirmed the development and said she is very… ...

Cancer Centre construction site sold!

Feb 16, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 76 &

Reports that Malawi24 has show that the site where a multi million worthy Cancer Centre was meant to be constructed has been sold to a renowned businessman in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. According to inside sources… ...

Malawians asked to go for Cancer screening

Feb 04, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 18 &

People in the country have been encouraged to go for cancer screening so that the disease should be detected early when the chances of survival are highest. Chairperson for Cancer Association of Malawi (CAM), Gladys… ...

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… ...

Cancer Survivors Quest in ‘No-shave campaign month’

Nov 21, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 6 &

Cancer Survivors Quest (CSQ), one of the non-governmental organisations in the country, has set November as a ‘No-shave Campaign Month’ aimed at raising awareness about prostate and testicular cancer. During the month, those committed to… ...