Month: November 2023 Posts

Medicine safety campaign to empower Malawians with crucial antibiotics knowledge

Nov 07, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Stakeholders in the health sector say the Global Medicine Safety Week Social Media Campaign will raise awareness among Malawians about the potential consequences of self-administering antibiotics without the guidance of qualified medical practitioners. The central… ...

MP says health centres in Machinga have no medicine

Aug 05, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Member of parliament for Machinga North East Ajiru Kalitendele has asked Government through the Ministry of Health to provide medicines to Nyambi Health Centre and Mkwepele Health Post which he says have no medicines. Kalitendele… ...

Parliamentary Committee worried over medicine wastage

Jun 16, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Parliamentary Committee on Health says health centres in the country usually order huge stocks of drugs without considering their demand in the facilities which is leading to medicine wastage in public health facilities. Chairperson… ...

CMST wins K4.5 billion court battle

May 25, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) is set to be paid back US$4.3 million (about K4.5 billion) which the trust paid to SADM Pharmaceuticals as a penalty for late payment of a $340,000 debt. A panel… ...

Indian hospital where Malawi sends cancer patients accused of administering fake injections

May 24, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Artemis Hospital in India where Malawi Ministry of Health sends cancer patients has been allegedly giving fake injections to patients. Reports indicate that the government has recently sent cancer patients to e hospital. At Artemis… ...

Health facilities in Malawi face acute stockouts of essential medicines

Oct 25, 2021 Chisomo Phiri 0 &

By Chisomo Phiri Health facilities in Malawi are facing an acute shortage of essential medicines, putting many poor and marginalized groups such as women and children at risk of dying from curable diseases. This is… ...

Pharmaceutical company seeks to invest in Malawi after meeting Mutharika

Jan 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A Pharmaceutical manufacturing company has expressed interest to invest in Malawi after meeting President Peter Mutharika in the United Kingdom. Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited Executive Chairman Emmanuel Katongole was on the Malawi-UK Business Group… ...