Month: December 2024 Posts

Beacon of Hope Women of Substance light up lives at Mzimba District Hospital

Dec 23, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

As the festive season inspires acts of kindness, a remarkable group of women from Mzimba South has exemplified compassion and generosity. Known as Women of Substance, this coalition of civil servants is uplifting lives at… ...

Ombudsman to rule on alleged recruitment scandal in Phalombe next year

Dec 19, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman is set to deliver a long-awaited verdict on allegations of irregularities in the recruitment of health workers at Phalombe District Council in early 2025. This announcement, confirmed by Ombudsman Grace… ...

K365m investment to improve healthcare in Nkhata Bay

Dec 18, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

The construction of an operating theatre at Chintheche Rural Hospital in Nkhata-Bay district which is located in Senior Chief Malanda’s area, promises to transform access to quality healthcare for thousands of residents. For years, locals… ...

Stakeholders unit behind MITAYOC’s mission to tackle mental health crisis 

Dec 14, 2024 Ephraim Mkali Banda 0 &

The Mzimba Inspired Talented Youth Club (MITAYOC) has launched a groundbreaking initiative to tackle the escalating mental health crisis in Mzimba District.  With suicide rates climbing and access to mental health services remaining critically low,… ...

Nurse who assaulted mentally ill patient granted bail

Dec 12, 2024 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Zomba has granted bail to a nurse, Reuben Anjilu Kaliza, for allegedly assaulting a patient at Zomba Mental Hospital to the extent of damaging his pancreas. Senior Resident Magistrate Court… ...

Suppliers suspend food service supply to KCH due to k600m debts

Dec 10, 2024 Timothy Kachedwa 0 &

Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe has been punched in the face as food suppliers have suspended their services due to outstanding K600 Million, which dates back to 2022. Miriam Kumbani, one of the suppliers,… ...

MoH says 14,000 youths contract HIV every year

Dec 03, 2024 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed that 14,000 youths contract HIV every year in Malawi, saying the figures have dropped compared to 2016 in which 22, 000 youths contracted the virus She disclosed… ...