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PIH to implement Health Systems Strengthening for NCD diseases

Jun 29, 2025 Vincent Gunde 0 &

The Partners in Health (PIH) will implement a two-year project “Health Systems Strengthening for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Malawi” aimed at leveraging the existing comprehensive WHO-PEN programme to be implemented by the Ministry of Health.… ...

Prof. Janabi elected as new WHO Regional Director

May 18, 2025 Manson Msukwa 0 &

Dr. Louise Mapleh Kpoto, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Liberia, presided over a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where Prof. Mohamed Janabi of Tanzania received congratulations for his election as… ...

Is it progressive for Malawi to export labour including jobless nurses to Israel?

May 12, 2025 Rick Dzida 0 &

At present, a number of Malawians are employed in Israeli farms, despite concerns about the hazardous conditions caused by war. No wonder, there have been accounts of some Malawians who were initially recruited in these… ...

Zomba Gender Technical Working Group (TWG)

Ministries call for collaborative efforts in disseminating information

Apr 26, 2025 Raphael Likaka 0 &

The Ministry of Gender, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has urged the Zomba Gender Technical Working Group (TWG) to work collaboratively in disseminating information on gender issues and immunization Principal and Development Officer… ...

Priscilla Kayira Diagnosed with Brain Infection Linked to Poor Hygiene

Mar 19, 2025 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Socialite and media personality Priscilla Kayira Nsane has revealed that she has been diagnosed with a serious brain infection, which, if left untreated, could lead to epilepsy. The potentially life-threatening infection is linked to poor hygiene and… ...

WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch “Humanly Possible” campaign

Apr 27, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

...to scale up vaccination programmes around the world during World Immunization Week 2024 24 April 2024 | Geneva / New York / Seattle – A major landmark study in be published by The Lancet reveals… ...

WHO recommends new Malaria vaccine

Oct 03, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for widescale use in the prevention of malaria in children in various countries including in Malawi. The vaccine which is cheap and can be… ...