Month: March 2018 Posts

Malawi winning fight against TB

Mar 25, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi is making significant progress in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB), statistics show. According to Malawi's Health and Population Minister Atupele Muluzi, for the past ten years the number of TB cases has fallen from… ...

Two more die of cholera

Mar 15, 2018 Bright Malenga 3 &

Cholera deaths are still rising as two more people have died this week, taking the number of deaths to 24. According to Ministry of Health and Population Spokesperson Joshua Malango, five new cholera cases have… ...

NBM drills borehole at Ntchisi Hospital

Mar 11, 2018 Bright Malenga 3 &

National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has drilled a borehole at Ntchisi District Hospital to ensure patients are provided with safe water. According to NBM, the bank donated MK3.9 million to the hospital for the borehole.… ...

Cholera death toll hits 22

Mar 11, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Cholera deaths in the country have reached 22, Ministry of Health and Population says. According to Ministry of Health and Population Joshua Malango, three new Cholera cases have been reported in the past few days… ...

Malawi ready to fight listeriosis – Muluzi

Mar 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 5 &

Malawi Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi has said the country is ready to fight listeriosis that has attacked South Africa. Muluzi made the remarks during a press conference on the disease in Malawi's… ...

Japan to procure medical equipment for Likuni hospital

Mar 08, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Government of Japan has agreed to provide funds for the procurement of an autoclave and anaesthesia apparatus for Likuni Mission Hospital in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. According to Embassy of Japan in the country, the procurement… ...

Cholera deaths still rising: two more die

Mar 06, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Two people have died of cholera in the past two days, taking the number of deaths since November to 19. According to Ministry of Health and Population Spokesperson Joshua Malango, the disease has so far… ...