Month: October 2019 Posts

Lab tests show Karonga man did not have Ebola

Oct 22, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Tests conducted at a laboratory in South Africa have shown that the man who died in Karonga last week did not have Ebola. The Ministry of Health says the tests conducted in South Africa on… ...

Health workers bury Karonga man

Oct 21, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 37-year-old man who was suspected of having Ebola was buried by health workers despite government promising to bury him normally. The man died last week and health officials said he had fever, facial swelling… ...

Karonga man dies, govt insists he did not have Ebola

Oct 16, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 37-year-old man Karonga who was suspected of having Ebola has died of bacterial infection and will be buried in a normal way. According to Principal Secretary in Ministry of Health Dan Namarika, the patient… ...

No Ebola in Malawi – Govt

Oct 14, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has dispelled reports that a case of Ebola has been recorded in Karonga. The government has assured Malawians that there is no Ebola case in the country. Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health… ...

Bullets, Nomads Stadiums land Govt in hot soup: donors pull out funding for blood purchase

Oct 10, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Donors have stopped purchasing blood and blood products for Central Hospitals, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Secretary for Health Dan Namarika said in a letter to Central Hospitals that donors who were providing support… ...

Govt warns against taking photos of patients

Sep 26, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Health and Population has warned people who visit or donate items to patients in hospitals against taking photos of the patients. Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Health Dr Dan Namarika issued… ...

Removal of uteruses a national tragedy requiring serious interventions – Ombudsman

Aug 24, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ombudsman Martha Chizuma says government’s failure to provide basic health care has led to 160 cases of removal of uteruses from women which is  a national tragedy requiring serious interventions. Chizuma’s office on Thursday released… ...