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Congolese boy quarantined in Karonga after showing signs of Ebola

Nov 23, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

An eight-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has shown signs of Ebola has been put under quarantine in Karonga. The boy together with his parents travelled to Malawi from DRC through Burundi… ...

Malawi First Lady gets award for fighting infertility stigma

Oct 30, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi First Lady, Gertrude Mutharika, has been awarded for fighting stigma around infertility over the past three months. Mutharika received the award from the Merck Foundation on Tuesday at the 6th edition of the Merck… ...

UNESCO geared to reduce teen pregnancies in Malawi

Oct 30, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will on Thursday launch a campaign aimed to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies in Malawi. The program is being implemented in Machinga, Nkhatabay and Mchinji.… ...

MoH introduces wellness centres at borders

Oct 24, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In a quest to curb drug defaulting, Ministry of Health and Population Services with aid from Global Fund is running wellness centres in the country’s borders to assist travellers. Currently, the ministry has started with… ...

Lab tests show Karonga man did not have Ebola

Oct 22, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Tests conducted at a laboratory in South Africa have shown that the man who died in Karonga last week did not have Ebola. The Ministry of Health says the tests conducted in South Africa on… ...

Vaginal ring awaits approval

Oct 15, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The University of North Carolina (UNC) Project says it has completed studies on vaginal ring and is awaiting approval from regulators. The ring will be used by women as a method of preventing HIV as… ...

Airtel donates portable dialysis, emergency defibrillator machines to KCH

Oct 08, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Airtel Malawi on Monday donated portable dialysis and emergency defibrillator machines worth K26 million to Kamuzu Central Hospital. The handover ceremony took place at the hospital's surgical conference room where Ministry of Health and Population… ...