Month: October 2020 Posts

UK gives Malawi K6 billion for COVID-19 response

Oct 07, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Visiting UK Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, has announced an additional £6 million (about MWK6 Billion) to Malawi for scaling up the country’s COVID-19 preparedness and response. The Minister made this announcement during his visit… ...

MoH to upgrade 35 Health Centres

Oct 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Written by Joseph Chikalipo - Mana Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, says plans are in place to upgrade about atleast 35 Health Centres across the country in a bid to ease congestion which is… ...

Minister Chiponda says COVID-19 given highest priority in Malawi

Aug 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says Malawi has accorded highest priority to COVID-19 control activities. She was speaking on Tuesday during a World Health Organisation (WHO) regional virtual meeting. She noted that Malawi has… ...

Health Minister faulted for changing law through press statement

Aug 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Law experts have faulted Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda for changing the Coronavirus Prevention Rules through a press statement, saying she should have gazetted the variation. Dean of Law at Chancellor College Sunduzwayo Madise… ...

Chakwera is a hypocrite – Nankhumwa

Aug 12, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has accused President Lazarus Chakwera of playing double standards in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic by imposing restrictions that he vehemently opposed when he was in the opposition. On Friday… ...

New measures on Covid-19 came into force Saturday

Aug 09, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Attorney General Dr Chikosa Silungwe says the new Coronavirus measures which include a ban on public gatherings came into force yesterday. The Public Health (Corona Virus and Covid-19) Prevention, Containment and Management Rules, 2020, were… ...

Ministry of Health pledges to protect pregnant women’s privacy in hospitals

Aug 07, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Health and Population Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says the ministry is committed to fighting against maternal deaths and will also ensure that pregnant women have privacy in hospitals. Kandodo said this at Ufulu gardens… ...