Ministry of Health Archives

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… ...