Month: June 2017 Posts

MPs told to monitor councils on health expenditure

Jun 22, 2017 Bright Malenga 8 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) have been told to monitor their district councils on how they are spending every coin allocated to various district hospitals across the country. This was said by Malawi’s Health Minister Dr… ...

MoH satisfied with Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign

Jun 18, 2017 Martha Chikoti 8 &

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has expressed satisfaction with the measles and rubella vaccination campaign which commenced on Monday and ended on Friday. Minister responsible Peter Kumpalume said this while commenting on how the exercise… ...

Red Cross to distribute 15,000 blankets

May 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

  Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) in partnership with the Japanese Blanket for Africa Campaign (JBAC) has launched a campaign to distribute 15,000 blankets to needy Malawians. Speaking during the launch at Nsani Primary school… ...

Malawians urged to donate to Red Cross

May 10, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MCRS) has encouraged Malawians to donate to it as a way of contributing to the operations of the society. The appeal was made during the launch of the Red Cross… ...

Malawi to hold sanitation learning event

Apr 21, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi will for the first time hold a national sanitation and hygiene learning event aimed at discussing challenges and innovations relating to sanitation and hygiene in the light of national aspirations to make Malawi open… ...

Kumpalume advocates for toilet use

Apr 18, 2017 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume has asked people in Chikhwawa to continue using toilets as a way of preventing cholera outbreak in the district. Kumpalume made the statement when he visited the district recently. He… ...

Construction of Phalombe hospital begins this month

Mar 05, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government through the Ministry of Health has assured Malawians that construction of Phalombe hospital will commence in two weeks' time. The minister responsible Peter Kumpalume made the assurance in Parliament when Phalombe South Constituency Member… ...