Health Archives

Man arrested for being found in possession of drugs

Dec 06, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 23 &

Malawi police in Zomba are keeping in custody a man after he was found in possession of medical drugs without a licence. Zomba police deputy spokesperson Davie Sulumba confirmed the arrest of Master Nakhonya, 39. Speaking… ...

Malawi hospitals start charging K25,000 per referral

Dec 05, 2015 Aubrey Makina 198 &

The free health system in Malawi has started falling apart, media reports have revealed. According to media reports that Malawi24 has monitored, patients in the Northern region district of Mzimba are being demanded to pay… ...

Revealed: Malawi ARVs selling like hot cake in South Africa

Dec 05, 2015 Lyonike Mughogho 112 &

Shocking revelations have emerged that some Malawian health workers are having a hand in stealing drugs from hospitals and selling them to smugglers. International media reports indicate that Antiretrovirals (ARVs), painkillers and antibiotics stolen from… ...

Malawian men shun circumcision in Kasungu

Dec 04, 2015 Martha Chikoti 142 &

The majority of men in Kasungu district are reportedly shunning circumcision which is being offered by health officials in the area, Malawi24 has been tipped. Medical district health officer for Kasungu, Joremy Nkhambure said since… ...

‘Malawi only has 10 dentists’- Government says

Dec 04, 2015 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 18 &

Malawi government has admitted that the country has only ten active dentists and has one of the highest dentist-population ratios in the world. As the population is estimated at 16 million, Malawi may rank poorly… ...

Mzuzu’s Mapale Health Centre ‘pregnant’ with problems

Dec 03, 2015 Thula Chisamba 5 &

As the country’s public health services continue to collapse, Mapale Health Centre in Mzuzu has become a nightmare for pregnant women who are facing a lot of challenges due to lack of resources at the… ...

‘Poverty in Malawi behind increasing HIV/AIDS prevalence rate’

Dec 02, 2015 Geoffrey Banda 19 &

As Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day today, it has been established that poverty and sexual behaviour continue to be some of the main factors influencing the transmission of… ...