Month: May 2023 Posts

Malawi showcases resilience with major vaccination push

May 15, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi becomes the third African country to introduce typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into routine immunisation as Ministry of Health and partners collaborate to protect children across the country from typhoid fever. Prior to TCV introduction,… ...

WHO donates medical supplies worth K165 million to support Cylone Freddy response

Mar 23, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

As one way of supporting Government in responding to the effects of Cyclone Freddy in the Southern Region, World Health Organization (WHO) has donated life-saving medical supplies worth K165 million to Ministry of Health. WHO… ...

Covid-19 threatens elimination of deadly form of meningitis in Africa

Sep 10, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 50 million children missed vaccination of meningitis in Africa as the COVID-19 pandemic delayed meningitis vaccination campaigns, and now the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks… ...

Malawi invited to apply for funding to roll out Malaria vaccine

Jul 26, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Malawi along with Ghana and Kenya have been invited to apply for support in rolling out the first ever malaria vaccine which will protect children against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands in Africa.… ...

Cases of measles on the rise in Africa – WHO

Apr 29, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. According to WHO, almost 17,500 cases of measles were recorded in the African region between January and March 2022,… ...

Ministry of Health implementing measures to contain Cholera outbreak

Apr 07, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Ministry of Health and Population says it is implementing measures, including vaccination, to contain Cholera outbreak in the country. The Minister of Health Hon Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, disclosed this during the commemoration of World Health… ...

NGOs wants Govt to engage more Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers

Mar 14, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Council for Non-Governmental Organisation (CONGOMA) in partnership with Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and The People's Vaccine have asked Malawi Government and all governments to engage more Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers in order to… ...