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Malawi and African nations receive groundbreaking malaria vaccine in fight against deadly disease

Nov 27, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In a significant move to combat malaria, over 330,000 doses of the World Health Organization-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine have arrived in African countries, marking a historic milestone in the broader vaccination efforts against this deadly… ...

Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda speaking in Lilongwe during a press briefing on the Sadc malaria week

Malaria cases reduced in Malawi, says Minister of Health

Nov 07, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says cases of Malaria in the country have reduced from an estimated 6.1 million malaria cases in 2016 to 4.2 million cases in 2022. Speaking yesterday in Lilongwe during… ...

WHO recommends new Malaria vaccine

Oct 03, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for widescale use in the prevention of malaria in children in various countries including in Malawi. The vaccine which is cheap and can be… ...

Malaria: World Vision commits to spray over 139,000 houses in Balaka

Apr 16, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

World Vision Malawi says it projects to spray about 139,949 dwelling structures in Balaka District in the 2023 Indoor Residue Spray (IRS) campaign covering a population of about 470 thousand people. The organization's project Officer… ...

Over 10,000 households survivors in Phalombe at risk of contracting Malaria

Apr 01, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Over 10,000 survivors living in camps for Cyclone Freddy survivors in Phalombe South Constituency are at risk of contracting Malaria due to congestion. In an interview with this publication, Member of Parliament for the constituency… ...

Govt urged to allocate funds to anti-malaria program

Dec 12, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The parliamentary committee on health has called on government to consider allocating a certain percentage of money in the ministry of health budget towards Indoor Residue Spray (IRS) Program in a drive to reduce the… ...

Malawi to roll out Malaria vaccine this month

Nov 20, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Malawi Government through the Ministry of Health is expected to roll out Malaria vaccine for children under the age of five starting from 29 November 2022. Programs Manager for National Malaria Control Program, Dr… ...

Malawi invited to apply for funding to roll out Malaria vaccine

Jul 26, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Malawi along with Ghana and Kenya have been invited to apply for support in rolling out the first ever malaria vaccine which will protect children against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands in Africa.… ...

Man arrested for illegal possession of Malaria testing kits

May 16, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhata Bay District are keeping in custody 32-year-old Charles Mwamphashi for allegedly being found in possession of Malaria testing kits. Mwamphashi was arrested on May 15, 2022 at Sanga Trading Centre by police… ...

Global Fund commends Malawi over fight against HIV, TB and Malaria

May 12, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Global Fund says Malawi is doing well in the fight against HIV and AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis (TB) despite facing some challenges during the Covid-19 era. The statement was made on Wednesday during a meeting… ...

Gavi approves US$155.7 million to support Malaria vaccine rollout in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dec 05, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has approved an initial investment of US$155.7 million to support the malaria vaccine introduction, procurement and delivery for countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi. The introduction of the… ...

People in Salima urged to use Mosquito nets

Nov 13, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Member of Parliament for Salima Central Constituency Gerald Kapiseni Phiri has encouraged people in the constituency to use mosquito nets in order to prevent Malaria. Phiri noted that there are number of myths that people… ...

Malawi Ministry of Health set to distribute 9 Million mosquito nets

Nov 12, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda yesterday launched mass distribution of mosquito nets in which the ministry seeks to distribute nine million nets across the country. The Minister launched the program in Salima district and… ...

WHO approves malaria vaccine

Oct 07, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that the world’s first malaria vaccine should be widely given to children across Africa. The approval has been described as a major advance against malaria which kills hundreds… ...

Malaria: 6.9 million cases registered in Malawi in 2020

Apr 26, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi recorded over 6.9 million cases of Malaria and 2,551 deaths in 2020, with children under the age of five representing more than half of the dead. The Ministry of Health released the statistics yesterday,… ...