Dowa Archives

Long distances derailing PMTCT of HIV

Apr 13, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Authorities in Dowa have pointed out long distances to hospital as a key challenge to efforts aimed at preventing mother to child HIV transmission. Nurse Midwife Technician for Msakambewa Health Centre Onnester Hedson Kachiundo said… ...

NGOs call for more efforts to reduce HIV transmission

Apr 08, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Organisations focusing on Prevention from Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Dowa have called for more awareness on PMTCT to reduce infections from mother to child. The organisations are Journalists Association against Aids… ...

NGO accused of stealing from villagers

Apr 05, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust has called on authorities to investigate a safe motherhood non-governmental organisation for stealing money from villagers in Dowa. The NGO, Mponela Motherhood Development Organisation, has been soliciting money… ...

People still defecating in the bush – report

Apr 02, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

A study shows that people in Dowa are still defecating in open spaces despite many parts of the district being declared open defecation free. Dowa Fisheries Officer Francis Sidira has since asked non-governmental organisations to… ...

Ministry calls for effective promotion of health messages

Mar 31, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Ministry of Health has called for concerted efforts to ensure that health messages reach out to many people so as to reduce the occurrence of preventable diseases. The Ministry's Chief Quality Management Officer for… ...

10.9 million mosquito nets to be distributed to Malawians

Mar 25, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi Government together with World Vision International will this year distribute 10.9 million mosquito nets to people across the country. Speaking during a District Malaria meeting held in Dowa, Dowa District Environmental Health Officer (DEHO)… ...

Dowa council approves DDF budget

Mar 24, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Dowa district council has approved District Development Fund (DDF) allocation of K205 million for proposed projects in the district. It was recommended that DDF for 2018 /19 be used for the projects as prioritised… ...

Mainstreaming to reduce child labour cases

Mar 24, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Authorities in Dowa hopes the integration of child labour in all sectors of the district will reduce child labour cases. Ministry of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development with support from Winrock International is in… ...

NGO given K320 million to train youths

Mar 22, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The European Union (EU) has given a non-governmental organisation in Dowa a grant of about 400,000 Euros (K320 million) to train young people. “There is Hope”, a local NGO based at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in… ...

NGO geared to promote ECD

Mar 12, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A rural development focused non-governmental organisation has pledged to continue building infrastructure for Early Childhood Development (ECD). As part of its work, the organisation, Participatory Rural Development Organisation (PRDO), has built a community based childcare… ...