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16,440 AstraZeneca vaccine doses expire in Malawi

Apr 15, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Health will destroy 16,440 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine which expired on April 13. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has confirmed, saying the ministry has already recalled the expired doses from health… ...

Mtambo calls on Malawians to get COVID-19 jab

Apr 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Civic Education and National Unity Timothy Mtambo has urged people in the country to get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab and ignore fake news about the vaccine. Speaking during COVID-19 daily briefing in Lilongwe… ...

HRDC urges Govt to recover stolen Covid-19 funds

Apr 14, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called on Government to ensure that people who stole Covid-19 funds are prosecuted and the resources are recovered. Chairperson of the grouping Gift Trapence said this in a… ...

Cashgate rears its head: Chakwera advised to nip corruption in the bud

Apr 13, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has been urged to intensify efforts to fight corruption as the leaked National Audit Office (NAO) report on K6.2 billion Covid-19 funds indicates massive plunder of the funds. Chakwera’s administration released K6.2… ...

TUM suspends teachers’ strike

Apr 12, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has suspended the teachers’ strike and teachers have been advised to resume work tomorrow. The teachers had been staying away from work since last week and government applied for an… ...

NAPHAM urges people living with HIV/AIDS to get Covid-19 jab

Apr 11, 2021 Andrew Mwenelupembe 0 &

The National Association for People living with HIV and AIDS in Malawi (NAPHAM) has called upon people living with HIV/AIDS in the country to embrace Covid-19 vaccine saying the uptake of the vaccine will reduce… ...

Game, City Mall, Chichiri Shopping Mall to have Covid-19 vaccination centres this weekend

Apr 10, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Health authorities in Lilongwe and Blantyre have established additional Covid-19 vaccination centres which are open this weekend and the authorities have urged Malawians to go and get vaccinated. In Lilongwe, vaccination sites open this weekend… ...

Covid takes over MUST

Apr 09, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The dark days of the coronavirus are among us once again with the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) being in the throes of the virus. Reports from the University in Thyolo have indicated… ...

Elderly persons shun Covid-19 vaccine in Mzuzu

Apr 03, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Only one person out of the 34-member Thula Older Persons Association in Mzuzu has received Covid-19 vaccine, with those shunning the jab blaming lack of information to debunk myths and misconceptions. It has been revealed… ...

Karonga recording over 150 monthly STI cases

Mar 29, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By: Paulina Chiyombo Despite many interventions by a number of non-governmental organizations providing in sexual reproductive health, statistics from Karonga District Heathy Office show that many youths continue to contract sexually transmitted infections with over… ...