Month: May 2022 Posts

Malawi removes mandatory PCR requirement for vaccinated travellers

May 19, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says all incoming travellers including Malawians that are fully vaccinated and have a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate will no longer be required to produce a COVID-19 PCR certificate prior… ...

Ministry of Health to roll out Malaria vaccine this year

Apr 25, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed plans to roll out Malaria vaccine in the country by end of this year. The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda made the remarks in Lilongwe today… ...

Minister Chiponda takes HSA on trip to Dubai

Apr 10, 2022 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda who won a trip worth K5 million in the Airtel Boola Mtambo Promotion has travelled to Dubai today together with a Health Surveillance Assistant (HSA) from Ntcheu. Chiponda was… ...

Ministry of Health implementing measures to contain Cholera outbreak

Apr 07, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Ministry of Health and Population says it is implementing measures, including vaccination, to contain Cholera outbreak in the country. The Minister of Health Hon Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, disclosed this during the commemoration of World Health… ...

Malawi doing very well in TB fight – Chiponda

Mar 25, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed that Malawi is making strides in ending Tuberculosis (TB) as there has been a significant decline in the number of cases over the past years. The Minister… ...

Ministry of Health extends polio vaccination exercise for two more days

Mar 24, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Health has extended the vaccination campaign for oral polio vaccine for two more days and the exercise will now end on 26th March, 2022. Initially, the Ministry together with its partners designated… ...

Malawi launches Polio vaccination campaign targeting 2.9 Million children

Mar 21, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has today launched Polio immunization campaign in TA Kalolo at Chileka CDSS in Lilongwe. The polio immunization exercise will start tomorrow on Monday 21st March, 2022. The exercise… ...

Ministry of Health gets recommendations on Covid-19 booster shots

Feb 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandondo Chiponda says the Malawi Immunization Technical Advisory Group (MAITAG) has now submitted its recommendations to the Ministry of Health to encourage people to get a booster dose of the COVID-19… ...

Malawi records first polio case in 30 years

Feb 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Mwayi Nsaliwa Malawi has recorded a case of polio for the first time since 1992. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has announced the case in a statement. She said laboratory results show that… ...

Malawi Ministry of Health eases Covid-19 restrictions

Feb 17, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ministry of Health has eased Covid-19 restrictions following a decline in the number of new confirmed cases and admissions. The Minister responsible Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda told Journalists on Wednesday at Parliament building in Lilongwe that… ...

Foundation donates diagnostic test kits worth K150 Million to Malawi

Feb 15, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Africa Future Foundation (AFF) has donated laboratory diagnostic tests kits worth 150 Million Kwacha to Ministry of Health. Africa Future Foundation made the donation on Monday 14 February, 2022 in Lilongwe. The donation consists of… ...

Malawi Health Minister wins K5 million Dubai trip

Feb 02, 2022 Macmillan Mhone 1 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has emerged as the winner of a one week trip to Dubai worth K5 million. Kandodo’s phone number came out as the winning number during the final draw for… ...

Malawi puts mandatory vaccination plan on hold

Jan 16, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Human Rights Commission Executive Secretary Habiba Osman has welcomed government’s decision to suspend implementation of mandatory vaccination in order to pave way for consultations on the issue. Government through Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo… ...

Chakwera, Malawi ministers bashed for breaking Covid rules at birthday party on New Year’s Eve

Jan 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera and several cabinet ministers, including the Malawi Minister of Health, have been condemned for breaching Covid-19 rules at a birthday party on New Year’s Eve. Chakwera and the ministers attended the 50th… ...

Malawi uses up vaccine doses which were set to expire on December 31

Dec 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The 210,000 AstraZeneca doses which were set to expire on 31 December, 2021 have been used up, the Malawi Ministry of Health has said. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said at a press briefing… ...