Month: March 2022 Posts

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… ...

Govt laments low uptake of COVID-19 vaccines

Mar 16, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Government says despite various interventions that have been put in place to ensure that more people in the country have been vaccinated against COVID-19 pandemic, the uptake still remains very low. Director of… ...

UNICEF installs 20 solar power energy systems in health facilities

Mar 16, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

UNICEF on Monday handed over a solar-powered energy system to the Ministry of Health at Chiwoza Health Centre in Lilongwe rural. Nineteen other solar power systems have also been installed at health centres in nine… ...

Cholera case recorded in Malawi

Mar 03, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Ministry of Health says a case of Cholera has been confirmed at Machinga District Hospital. Secretary for Health Dr. Charles Mwansambo has said in a statement today that the case was recorded yesterday… ...

Deputy Minister Phale impressed with drug stock levels at Central Medical Stores

Feb 26, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Deputy Minister of Health Enock Phale says most of the essential drugs needed at health facilities are available at Central Medical Stores (CMST) in Blantyre and government has made provisions for CMST to have enough… ...

Ministry of Health puts in place measures to contain Polio

Feb 23, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Malawi Government through the Ministry of Health has put in place additional measures in order to contain Polio after a case was registered in Lilongwe last week. This was disclosed yesterday during a press… ...

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… ...