Month: September 2023 Posts

Zomba DHO targets 472,000 children for polio vaccines

Sep 18, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Zomba District Health Office (DHO) is set to reach out 472,000 children under 15 years with polio vaccine. Zomba DHO Public Relations Officer, Arnold Mndalira, disclosed this during a press briefing on how many children… ...

Family demands compensation over death of child killed by dog

Sep 12, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The family of 10-year-old Ellen Chawanda has demanded compensation from a security company over the death of the girl who was attacked by a security dog. The incident happened at Crossroads complex in Lilongwe in… ...

Man gets only 8 years for raping 2 boys

Sep 12, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Ntchisi First Grade Magistrate Court has sentenced 22-year-old Dyson Banda to eight years in prison for raping two boys under the age of 18. State Prosecutor Dalitso Ng'oma told the court that between the night… ...

Entry age for standard one is six years — Ministry of Education

Sep 12, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Ministry of Education has urged education officers to adhere to the entry age policy in public primary schools to maximise learning efficiencies. Principal Secretary in the ministry, Chikondano Mussa, made the sentiments recently during… ...

NGO to fight for men’s access to their children after divorce

Sep 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A Non Governmental Organization which seeks to fight for men's rights to access their children after divorce, ‘Justice 4 Men', has been introduced in Malawi. Confirming the development to Malawi24 was ‘Justice 4 Men' founder… ...

Ministry of Health targets 9.7 million children in second phase of Polio vaccination

Sep 11, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Health is expected to vaccinate 9.7 million children under the age of 15 in a polio vaccination campaign this week. This was disclosed during a media briefing by Dr. Mike Chisema who… ...

Dowa DEC approves PACHA’s ITS Study on NCD guidelines

Sep 10, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

The Dowa District executive committee (DEC) has approved an Interrupted Time Series (ITS) Study to measure the impact of new pediatric Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) guidelines to be implemented by the Pediatrics Child Health Association (PACHA)… ...