Month: March 2016 Posts

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… ...

Parents urged to teach their children sex education

Mar 27, 2016 Martha Chikoti 34 &

Traditional leaders in Chikhwawa district in the area of Paramount Chief Lundu have called on parents to talk about issues of sex in their homes in order to reduce HIV among young people. Senior Village… ...

Cholera outbreak hits Mangochi

Mar 24, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 11 &

Mangochi district has been hit by a cholera outbreak and authorities say two people have died from the disease in the month March. Mangochi hospital sanitation officer Kondwani Mamba said they have registered 12 cholera… ...

Half of Malawians have no toilets – report

Mar 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 99 &

Half of Malawi's population lack access to toilets, a situation stakeholders say affects sanitation in households. Speaking during a public debate on Monday evening, Executive Director for Water Aid Marcy Masoo said many Malawians lack… ...

SDA youth urged to go for HIV testing

Mar 21, 2016 Bright Malenga 43 &

Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) youth in the country have been urged to go for HIV testing with the aim of knowing their HIV status. This was said today at SDA Global Youth Day at Seventh… ...