Month: April 2016 Posts

University students asked to use condoms

Apr 06, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 60 &

The Family Planning Association of Malawi (Fpam) has urged all students doing their tertiary education to remember using condoms during sexual intercourse. One of Fpam’s officials, Roney Mjozama, was speaking at Chancellor College during a… ...

Finally: Govt to pay nurses this week

Apr 05, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 29 &

The Malawi Government has assured nurses who are yet to receive their March salaries that they will get the money within this week. Spokesperson in the ministry of finance Nations Msowoya said the delay in… ...

Malawian parents urged to allow teens use contraceptives

Apr 04, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 125 &

Girl’s Empowerment Network has urged parents to encourage their daughters to use contraceptives. In Malawi a lot of young girls indulge in premarital sex due to poverty which also drives them into prostitution and problematic… ...

Pastors accused of fuelling HIV

Mar 29, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 30 &

A non-governmental organization (NGO) in Lilongwe has accused religious leaders of fueling the spread of the HIV pandemic. The NGO, Centre for Youth Development and Social Empowerment (CYDSE), which is working in Chief Chimutu's area… ...

Boy scouts donates to Ngabu health centre

Mar 29, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 26 &

Ngabu health centre in the district of Chikhwawa district has been shot in the arm following a donation by American Boy Scouts. The organisation has donated drugs, medical equipment, and assorted items worth K2.2 million… ...

NGO launches campaign on health rights

Mar 29, 2016 Bright Malenga 1 &

Global Hope Organisation (GHO) on Tuesday launched a programme aimed at informing youths of issues of sexual reproductive health and health rights and how they can address challenges facing them. The function was held at… ...

Pastors warned against telling followers to abandon ARVs

Mar 28, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 43 &

Malawi's ministry of health has urged religious leaders to stop the tendency of telling their followers to stop taking ARVs after they pray for them. This has come after the ministry observed that a lot of… ...