Month: December 2019 Posts

Clinical officer arrested for demanding K30,000 from pregnant woman

Dec 20, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a health worker for demanding K30,000 from a pregnant woman who wanted to access services at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe. The bureau has confirmed the arrest of the clinical… ...

Association hails inclusion of palliative care in government hospitals

Dec 17, 2019 Evan Mtomodo Maseko 0 &

Palliative Care Association of Malawi (PACAM) has hailed inclusion of palliative care services in government hospitals as over 90,000 patients in the country have had access to the service. PACAM executive Director Lameck Thambo made… ...

Citizens in Chikwawa advised to undergo diabetes screening

Dec 16, 2019 Lonjezo Jamu 0 &

Chikwawa District Hospital together with Partners in Health on Thursday commemorated the World Diabetes Day with a call for people in the district to go for diabetes screening. The event took place at Chikwawa Community… ...

Vendors in Blantyre worried over poor market sanitation

Dec 14, 2019 Bwemba Jameson 0 &

Vendors at Manase Market in Blantyre have expressed worry over poor sanitation at the market saying the situation poses a health risk for them. According to the vendors, the poor disposal of waste and failure… ...

Rainwater pours onto beds at Kamuzu Hospital

Dec 12, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Patients were forced out of a makeshift ward at Kamuzu Central Hospital on Thursday after rainwater poured onto their beds. Lilongwe received heavy rains on Thursday and at the referral hospital the rainwater flooded an… ...

Chitipa health workers faulted for fueling drug theft

Dec 11, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Health workers in Chitipa district have been blamed for being in the forefront in stealing drugs and other medical supplies in some of the public health facilities. This is according to Chitipa District Medical Officer… ...

Woman burns child’s hands over Kalongonda

Dec 09, 2019 Russell Kondowe 2 &

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for burning her 11-year-old son’s hands because he ate Kalongonda. The woman identified as Alefa Isaac burned the child’s hands on fire after she found that the boy had… ...