Month: January 2023 Posts

Parents angry: Fault government over late decision

Jan 02, 2023 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Malawi Government’s announcement of continued closure of schools in Blantyre and Lilongwe has angered parents who have argued that the decision should have been made days ago and not today while students were already on… ...

Cholera: Schools in Lilongwe and Blantyre will not reopen tomorrow

Jan 02, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Cholera says primary and secondary schools in Blantyre and Lilongwe will remain closed due to the Cholera outbreak. The taskforce says schools in the two districts will not… ...

1,628 babies born on Christmas Day in Malawi

Dec 27, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi registered 1,628 births on Christmas Day, including 835 girls and 793 boys. According to figures provided by the Ministry of Health, in district hospitals, 1553 babies were born while 75 were born in central… ...

Ministry of Health seeks to improve quality of health services through 5S KAIZEN approach

Nov 25, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Health has embarked on a campaign to improve the quality of health services in health facilities through the implementation of 5S Kaizen approach with support from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 5S… ...

Govt continues efforts to control Cholera

Nov 19, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Health says it has re-strategized cholera control activities and has revised cholera response plan to ensure that the current Cholera outbreak is controlled in the country especially as we move into the… ...

Malawi convenes National Health Financing Dialogue

Oct 30, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

The Government of Malawi has convened a National Health Financing Dialogue to align its  stakeholders on Malawi’s path towards sustainable financing of healthcare in line with both national and regional commitments. This process has been… ...

Malawi to have radiotherapy services in six months

Oct 20, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Malawi Government and PLEM Construction Limited have signed a contract to complete the last phase of the Cancer Centre by building bunkers to accommodate radiotherapy machines. This means people affected by cancer  could have access… ...