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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… ...

Tikonzereni Mkamwamo: Chiwamba in oral health campaign

Oct 04, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawian poet, Robert Chiwamba, will release Tikonzereni Mkamwamo this month as part an oral health campaign aimed at sensitising people to clean their teeth. Speaking in an interview with Malawi24, Chiwamba said the campaign has… ...

EU, UNFPA committed to fight against Fistula in Malawi

Sep 26, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the European Union (EU) have pledged to continue supporting Bwaila Hospital in order to end Obsteric Fistula in the country. The pledge was made on Monday during the… ...