Month: January 2021 Posts

Malawi records 269 new Coronavirus cases

Jan 11, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi on Sunday registered 269 new COVID-19 cases, 15 new recoveries and five new deaths. The new cases include 267 locally transmitted infections with 70 from Lilongwe, 50 from Salima, 45 from Blantyre, 31 from… ...

Malawi’s Coronavirus data system run by US organisation, China claims

Dec 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

There is still confusion over who runs Malawi’s Coronavirus data system even though the Ministry of Health has insisted that Malawi controls its own system. A scientist at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital revealed that… ...

Tonse Govt plans to construct 900 health posts by 2022

Dec 08, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says government’s target is to construct 900 health posts in rural areas across the country by 2022. She made the remarks on Monday when she received Mwalija Health Post… ...

Ministry of Health warns of second Coronavirus wave in Malawi

Dec 06, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Health says there is an increased risk of a second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic due to weather and relaxation on face mask use. The ministry said on Saturday that there is… ...

Lack of staff houses affecting health services delivery

Dec 02, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

People surrounding Mkhwayi Health Centre in Phalombe district have asked authorities to quickly solve problem of lack of staff houses at the facility which is affecting the people's access to health services. In an interview… ...

JTI constructs 15 village clinics in seven districts

Nov 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Japan Tobacco International (JTI)  on Friday officially handed over 15 Village Clinics worth K650 million to the Ministry of Health. The clinics has been constructed in seven districts across the country and the handover ceremony… ...

Abida Mia opens K28 million mortuary at Ngabu hospital

Oct 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Deputy Minister of Lands, Abida Sidik Mia, who is also a member of Parliament for Chikwawa Nkombedzi constituency on Friday opened a new morgue worth K28 million at Ngabu Rural Hospital in the constituency. The… ...

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… ...

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… ...

Govt not paying 450 intern health workers: Frontline medics starving

Jul 24, 2020 Thula Chisamba 0 &

  About 450 intern health workers in the country are struggling due to government's failure to pay them. During spot check findings in hospitals that these frontline health workers are serving, it was established that… ...

Malawi receives 38,000 test kits

Jul 23, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Coronavirus test kits shortage in Malawi has come to an end following the arrival of 38,000 test kits. The test kits arrived Wednesday through Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. According to Director of Health… ...

Schools should not reopen on July 13 – Ministry of Health

Jul 10, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Health has advised the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus not to reopen schools on July 13. The National Education Planning Taskforce proposed July 13 as date for reopening of schools which were closed… ...

Independent schools demand reopening of schools

May 28, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

An association for independent school owners, the Independent Schools Association of Malawi (ISAMA), has threatened that it will call for demonstrations if government fails to open schools by 1st June this year. This is according… ...

Hospital rejects claims about fake burial of ‘coronavirus victim’ at Ekwendeni

May 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

St. John of God Hospital in Mzuzu has refuted reports that its workers staged a burial of a fake coronavirus victim at Ekwendeni. Workers from the hospital on Sunday were pictured at a graveyard with… ...

Coronavirus: Registered cases in Malawi hit 70

May 17, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

...Three more people recover The Ministry of Health has today announced five new cases of the coronavirus and now the number of registered cases in the country has hit 70. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango… ...