Health Archives

Alcohol could be banned in Malawi: Govt urged to control beer consumption

Aug 27, 2016 Martha Chikoti 379 &

With the way consumption of beer is becoming the order of the day for many Malawians, concerned organizations could be pushing government to ban alcohol, if their recent calls for government to adopt the Malawi… ...

Mutharika is right, Malawi is a land of thieves: Man arrested over govt drugs

Aug 26, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 111 &

Days after Malawi's President Peter Mutharika publicly outcried of the tendency by Malawians to steal everything that comes their way, Police in the country's capital city of Lilongwe are keeping in their custody a 34… ...

Malawi’s renowned herbalist Nyanga Zidana dead

Aug 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 181 &

One of Malawi's renowned herbalists fondly known as Dr. Nyanga Zidana has died, Malawi24 can report. According to reports that Malawi24 has been following today, Nyanga Zidana died in the morning hours of Tuesday. He… ...

Hundreds of Malawians benefit from eye clinics

Aug 21, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 9 &

Hundreds of Malawians who have eye problems over the past week received free reading glasses after being properly examined by doctors during eye clinics organised in partnership with Love Malawi Festival. The free eye clinics… ...

Test, treat initiative way to go for HIV related diseases- NAPHAM

Aug 14, 2016 Cidrick Yusuf 1 &

The National Association for People Living with HIV and AIDS (NAPHAM) says the test and treat initiative is the only effective way of preventing opportunistic infections among HIV positive people. Unlike in the past whereby people… ...

Malawi launches breastfeeding week: World Vision leading the campaign

Aug 02, 2016 George Mhango 2 &

The Malawi Government, World Vision, World Food Programme among other organisations have urged mothers to dedicate more time breast feeding their infants so that their brains develop properly. This comes after Malawi has this week… ...

Be warned! Alcohol causes cancer

Jul 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 156 &

Scientists have warned alcohol guzzlers that alcohol, even a low intake, is dangerous as it causes life threatening cancer. According to a study published in the scientific journal of Addiction, drinking alcohol is one almost… ...