Month: March 2024 Posts

Minister Advocates for Improved Sanitation in Healthcare Facilities

Mar 27, 2024 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

The Minister of Health, Khumbidze Kandodo Chiponda, has emphasized the urgent need for collaborative efforts to ensure that healthcare facilities nationwide boast enhanced and high-quality sanitation amenities to mitigate the risk of hospital-acquired diseases, such… ...

Lilongwe, Blantyre becomes first beneficiaries of long-acting injectable PrEP

Mar 26, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The United States government through PEPFAR International has delivered to Malawi Government the first shipment of injectable Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine for HIV prevention, making Malawi the third country in Africa to offer injectable PrEP.… ...

Malawi eyes to end TB, Leprosy by 2030

Mar 26, 2024 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Ministry of Health has put in place a number of interventions to end Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy by 2030. Chief of Health Services Reforms in the ministry, Dr Mathias Joshua, disclosed this on Sunday during… ...

PrEP is safe, says Ministry of Health

Mar 26, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Ministry of Health has emphasized that the newly introduced Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) injection is safe and it will ensure the elimination of HIV as a public health threat by 2030. The Director of… ...

Ku Neno kwabuka nthenda ya Rubella

Mar 23, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Unduna wa Zaumoyo wati m’boma la Neno kwabuka nthenda yotchedwa Rubella yomwe yagwira anthu khumi ndi m’modzi. Izi ndi malingana ndi kalata yomwe undunawu watulutsa lachisanu pa 23 March, 2024 yomwe asayinira ndi Dr Samson… ...

Zambia becomes second country  in the world to offer injectable PrEP

Feb 11, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Zambia has become the second country in the world after the United States to offer injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medicine for HIV prevention in the world. On 9th February, 2024, the United States government delivered… ...

Ministry of Health launches neglected tropical diseases master plan

Jan 31, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Malawi Government through the Ministry of Health has launched the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) master plan. This is a strategic document that will guide the implementation of initiatives to manage and control NTDs in… ...