Month: January 2017 Posts

Cancer Centre construction to begin end January

Jan 08, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 6 &

Ministry of Health has assured people in the country that construction of the Cancer Centre in Lilongwe will start by the end of this month. According to the Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume, money amounting… ...

India donates $1 million to Malawi’s ministry of health

Dec 23, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

The Indian Government has donated $1 million (K734 million) to the ministry of health to buy hospital equipment. Receiving the donation, minister of health Peter Kumpalume commended the Indian government saying the money will help… ...

Patriotic Malawian spends K200m to renovate health centre

Nov 20, 2016 Bright Malenga 86 &

 A Malawian businessman  based in South Africa has renovated Tembwe health centre in Mchinji to the tune of K200 million. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Simbi Phiri said that he decided to renovate the health… ...

Corruption lands Bisnowaty in hot soup

Jul 30, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 39 &

Member of the Malawi Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe City Central David Bisnowaty is in trouble after his donors dumped him following reports that implicated him in a multimillion corruption scandal. It was reported earlier this… ...

Health workers warned against reporting late for work

May 31, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 34 &

The ministry of health has urged health workers to report for work in time and knock off at the right time. Speaking at the opening of Nkhatabay District hospital, minister responsible Peter Kumpalume asked the… ...

Hospital user fees: adults to pay over K1000

May 05, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 472 &

Malawians, many of whom live on less than a dollar a day, will now have to pay more than K1,000 every time they access medical services at public hospitals. According to reports reaching Malawi24, a… ...

Finally: Malawi to introduce user fees in hospitals

May 05, 2016 Timothy Kachedwa 538 &

Authorities in the health sector says they have finalized the policy that will let them introduce user fees in public hospitals. Speaking in an interview, minister of health Dr Peter Kumpalume confirmed that the policy has… ...