Month: April 2022 Posts

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… ...