Month: July 2016 Posts

Malawi Hip Hop artists geared to combat cancer

Jul 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 6 &

As one way of paying back to the community, Hip-Hop music artists in Malawi under the umbrella 'Hip-Hop Online' have rolled out a cancer awareness campaign. According to Malawi's Hip Hop Online co-founder Samuel Lungu,… ...

Good news: Malawian Doctor wins big in HIV research

Jul 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 57 &

Malawian Doctor, McNeil Ngongondo has won a grant to conduct Paediatric HIV research. Ngongondo is among six successful applicants from a list of applicants from 25 countries. Communication from the International Aids Society (IAS) says… ...

Senior Chief Lukwa for abortion

Jul 19, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 22 &

One of the country’s traditional leaders has hailed the move to reform Malawi’s abortion laws saying the country is losing a lot of women due to unsafe abortions. At the moment the country’s laws do… ...

Traditional birth attendants accused of fuelling newborn deaths

Jul 18, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 5 &

The Livingstonia synod of CCAP has accused traditional birth attendants of fueling neonatal deaths in Mzimba district. The accusations follow a report by Mamaye that 19 newborns die per month in the district. The synod… ...

Fake health worker steals drugs

Jul 18, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 6 &

Police in Phalombe district are looking for a man who stole drugs from the district's health office after claiming to be a health worker from one of the district’s health centres. The stolen medicine was… ...

Man who has donated blood 155 times to visit Malawi

Jul 15, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 18 &

Arjun Prasad Mainali, a man who has donated blood 155 times will make the long trip from New York in the United States of America to Malawi’s capital Lilongwe in order to donate blood at… ...

Over 19,000 men in KK targeted for circumcision  

Jul 13, 2016 Bright Malenga 49 &

Despite the lack of clear evidence connecting circumcision to the drop in the spread of HIV, Nkhotakota district health office has disclosed that it will embark on a massive campaign of male circumcision that is… ...