Month: August 2023 Posts

Government says it has constructed 70 out of planned 900 health posts

Aug 07, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government says 70 out of 900 planned health posts have been constructed in Malawi with assistance from development partners. Speaking during the opening of Nguluwe Health Post at T/A Malili in Lilongwe today, Minister… ...

Ministry of Health to roll out supplementary Polio immunization next week

Jul 08, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

As one way of protecting children from polio, the Government of Malawi in collaboration with its partners plans to conduct supplementary immunization campaigns targeting all children under the age of 15. This is in line… ...

Thyolo health chiefs demand K632 million from health workers

Jun 25, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Thyolo district Director of Health and Social Services Dr. Arnold Jumbe and hospital administrator, John Phiri, have demanded health workers in the district to pay 632.5 million Malawi Kwacha in damages for accusing them of… ...

Malawi committed to reducing maternal and newborn deaths

Apr 19, 2023 Contributor* 0 &

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Last Mile Health (LMH) has trained a total of 26 trainers in Community Based Maternal and Neonatal Care (CBMNC) in Blantyre. These trainers have been drawn from Nsanje… ...

Mzuzu cases: Marburg Virus ruled out

Apr 07, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Ministry of Health says Marburg Virus Disease has been ruled out in five patients who were isolated at Mzuzu Central Hospital. Yesterday, authorities at Mzuzu Central Hospital said five people were isolated over suspected Marburg… ...

MoH set to decentralize leprosy treatment services in health centres

Apr 07, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Health through the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program (NTLEP) has disclosed that it will start decentralising leprosy treatment services in all heath centres across the country. TB & HIV Monitoring Officer for… ...

Ministry of Health to intensify administration of Vitamin A to under 5 children

Mar 31, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Health says there is a need to intensify efforts of administering supplementary Vitamin A to under 5 children which is essential in boosting their immune system. The Minister of Health Minister Khumbize… ...