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Woman in great pain after receiving wrong treatment

Nov 28, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A woman is in great pain at Ntcheu District Hospital after receiving wrong treatment for a toothache from a fake medical personnel. Ntcheu police station spokesperson Hastings Chigalu identified the fake medic as Sumaili from… ...

NGO bails out people with disabilities

Jul 14, 2017 Bright Malenga 14 &

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) called Malawi Project Inc under Namikango Mission has donated wheelchairs to seven people at Ngabu in Chikhwawa district. Speaking to Malawi24, Warehouse Manager of the organization Wilson Tembo said the donation… ...

UK to save Malawian women

Jul 11, 2017 Luke Bisani 1 &

As Malawi is still struggling to end maternal deaths, the United Kingdom (UK) through the Global Leadership is slated to support voluntary family planning to save lives by enabling women to plan. Announcing the news… ...

Malawi tops list on death from cervical cancer

Jun 25, 2017 Bright Malenga 32 &

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said many women in the country are still dying due to cervical cancer. According to WHO, 1600 women die annually because of the disease. Speaking during the launch of… ...

SOS in fight against cervical cancer

Jun 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 5 &

SOS Children’s Villages Malawi has introduced a project aimed at combating cancer, a disease that kills more than 1,600 women annually in Malawi. The organization on Friday launched the second phase of Save My Mother… ...

Malawians warned against herbal medicine

Jun 18, 2017 Bright Malenga 57 &

The Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Board (PMPB) has advised Malawians against taking herbal medicine saying the products are just dietary and nutritional supplements with no medicinal effect. In a statement, the board has said claims… ...

Malawi geared to deal with TB

Jun 12, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

As one way of reducing tuberculosis (TB) in the region, Southern African countries met in Lilongwe last week to address some of the challenges faced in fighting the disease. The Second Regional Advisory Committee meeting… ...