Month: May 2022 Posts

Balaka DHO registers Cholera death

May 26, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Balaka District Hospital has registered the first Cholera death since the outbreak started in the district. The deceased, a woman aged 33, hailed from Chikuse village in Traditional Authority Matola in the district. According to… ...

Marriages of closely related people should not be allowed, says doctor

May 24, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 1 &

A medical doctor at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES), Stephen Emilio Njolomole, has advised Malawians not to allow marriages of people who are closely related in order to prevent Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). In… ...

Balaka DHO registers 3 Cholera cases

May 24, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Balaka District Hospital Public Relations Officer, Mercy Nyirenda, says the hospital has registered 3 Cholera cases and there is also one suspected case. Speaking in an interview, Nyirenda said one of the cases is improving… ...

Rumphi man mentally ill for 27 years recovers after father’s burial

May 23, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A man identified as Simon Kayira, 49, who suffered from mental illness for over 27 years, regained his sanity recently after the burial of his father at Chiberekete village in the area of senior chief… ...

Malawi removes mandatory PCR requirement for vaccinated travellers

May 19, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says all incoming travellers including Malawians that are fully vaccinated and have a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate will no longer be required to produce a COVID-19 PCR certificate prior… ...

Monkeypox cases recorded in US, Europe

May 19, 2022 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

Health authorities in the United States of America have confirmed a case of monkey pox, a rare and sometimes serious viral illness. US health officials said the Monkeypox has been found in a Massachusetts man… ...

First stroke unit opens in Malawi

May 12, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi's first ever stroke unit has been opened today at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. The unit has been set up through a partnership between University College London and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. "Eventually,… ...