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Administering of polio vaccine in Malawi

Ministry of Health to commence second phase of Polio immunization campaign

Sep 05, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The Ministry of Health says it will start the second phase of Polio immunization campaign to children below the age of 15. Through a statement, the ministry has highlighted that the phase will begin from… ...

MANEPO launches Covid-19 vaccination campaign for older persons in Machinga

May 01, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Network for Older Persons Organisation (MANEPO) is mobilising older persons at Traditional Authority Nsanama in Machinga to go for Covid-19 vaccine to protect themselves from coronavirus. Speaking at Nsanama, MANEPO Humanitarian Manager, Nitike Ngwira… ...

Balaka DHO launches Polio vaccination campaign

Aug 11, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 1 &

Balaka District Health Office has launched its third round of under-five children vaccination campaign. Speaking during the launch of the exercise at Kwitanda health centre in the district, director of health and social services for… ...

Ministry of Health to roll out Malaria vaccine this year

Apr 25, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed plans to roll out Malaria vaccine in the country by end of this year. The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda made the remarks in Lilongwe today… ...

Polio vaccination meets resistance due to religious beliefs

Apr 23, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

By Raphael Likaka Zomba District Health Office (DHO) says the first round of polio vaccination met challenges as some parents refused to vaccinate their under-five children on religious grounds. Public Relations Officer at the Zomba… ...

Govt urged to take action against parents who refuse to get children vaccinated

Mar 25, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

The quasi-religious body, Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has asked government to swiftly act on reports that some children are being denied polio vaccine based on religious doctrines. PAC Spokesperson, Bishop Gilford Matonga, told Malawi News… ...

Blantyre residents urged to get Covid-19 vaccine booster doses

Mar 18, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emmanuel Chilemba Blantyre District Health Office, has called upon residents in the district to visit Health Centres to get Covid-19 vaccine booster doses. Booster doses are additional vaccines administered to help restoring body's immune… ...

Polio vaccination campaign to be rolled out in Blantyre

Mar 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emmanuel Chilemba Blantyre District Health Office has announced that it will conduct Polio vaccination exercise next week targeting children under the age of five amid the threat of further spread of Polio. The Development… ...

Govt’s silence on ‘no vaccine, no work policy’ irks CDEDI

Sep 10, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has expressed concern over Government’s silence on the ‘no vaccine, no work’ policy which companies in Malawi have instituted. CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa has made… ...