Health workers Archives

Healthcare walk-in interviews to proceed

Jan 18, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Government through the Ministry of Health says walk-in interviews for health workers, which were blocked by an injunction by serving workers, will be conducted from today to Saturday as earlier announced. This comes as on… ...

Employed nurses stop Malawi Government from hiring new nurses

Jan 17, 2024 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Nurses and midwives already working for Malawi Government have been granted an injunction stopping the government from conducting interviews for new nurses and midwives. The 120 employed health workers say they have to be promoted… ...

‘Brian Banda’ arrested for wearing a nursing officer’s uniform

Jan 10, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Dowa police station is keeping in custody a 24-year-old tailor identified as Brian Banda for putting on a nursing officer’s uniform. Confirming the development to the local media was Mponela Police Station Public Relations Officer,… ...

Workers at Karonga hospital accused of diverting patients to their clinics and pharmacies

Dec 29, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Ministry of Health (MoH) says it has received reports that health service delivery has been compromised at Karonga District Hospital due to reckless actions of some health workers at the facility. Recently, social medial… ...

Health worker arrested for sexually abusing child

Nov 05, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Chikwawa are keeping in custody 28-year-old Alfred Nkandala, a Health Surveillance Assistant at Kakoma Health Centre, for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl. According to police, the child is a form 1 student at… ...

Zomba Central Mental Hospital hit by low funding, shortage of staff

Jul 09, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Zomba Central Mental Hospital's mental health facility has only 65 nurses out of a required 333 and this is compromising service delivery. Speaking on Friday during a stakeholders consultative meeting, Hospital Director, Dr. Raphael Piringu… ...

Unemployed nurses to withdraw from internship, hold demos

Jul 02, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Nursing officers on upkeep and internship basis in public hospitals, will withdraw from work this month as all unemployed nursing officers will be taking to the streets to force government to address their grievances. This… ...