Month: November 2021 Posts

Malawi authorises Covid vaccine for 12-year-olds

Nov 29, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus in Malawi has approved use of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for people aged 12 years and above. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda who is also Co-Chairperson of the Presidential Taskforce… ...

New Covid variant: Malawi intensifies screening of travellers

Nov 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Ministry of Health says Malawi has intensified the screening of travellers at all points of entry to prevent importation of Covid-19 cases as a new Covid-19 variant has been discovered in Southern African countries. Secretary… ...

Malawi records zero new Covid-19 cases

Oct 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi has registered no new COVID-19 cases, no new recoveries and no new deaths over the past 24 hours. The country, however, still has 2,098 active cases, including 10 cases recorded on Saturday. In the… ...

AG demands probe into K350 million UK trip

Oct 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has called on the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate Ministry of Health of officials who went on a K350 million trip to United Kingdom funded by a prospective supplier… ...

27 thousand Covid jabs expire

Sep 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera last week demanded rich nations to give poor countries more vaccines and this week, amid low uptake of donated vaccines, 27 thousand doses are set to expire in Malawi. The Nation has… ...

Donors withdraw funding for blood procurement

Aug 05, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Health Services Joint Fund (HSJF) has stopped supporting procurement of blood by CHAM facilities and Central Hospitals from Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS). Secretary for Health in the Ministry of Health Charles Mwansambo disclosed… ...

Malawi runs out of Covid-19 vaccine, again!

Jul 31, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A week after Malawi received Covid-19 vaccine donated by the French Government, vaccination centres across the country have again run out of vaccine. In Lilongwe, Director of Health and Social Services Alinafe Mbewe Tambala has… ...