Malawi Urged to Intensify Awareness on Caesarean Sections
In Malawi, only 4.6% to 6% of institutional births are performed via caesarean section, below the World Health Organisation’s recommended 5–15%, according to KUHeS. This...
Category : Health
Drug Fight Malawi pushes for smoke-free zones
Local non-profit organisation, Drug Fight Malawi, says regulation and enforcement of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) can protect people from the effects of...
Lack of scanning services irks Nkhatabay residents
By Evidence Banda, Nkhatabay Nkhatabay residents have raised an alarm over the suspension of scanning services at the district’s main hospital (Mkondezi), a crisis...
PrEP services to improve in Thyolo, Mulanje
Access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) services is expected to improve in Thyolo and Mulanje districts following the training of 50 health workers by the Girls...
NRB impressed on first day of birth registration
National Registration Bureau (NRB) in Chiradzulu District has described the first day of the birth registration exercise as impressive. This comes as the NRB is...
$52M initiative targets Malawi’s hidden maternal killers
By Doreen Sonani Malawi is among five African countries set to benefit from a US$52.5 million, approximately K92 billion global initiative targeting two of the...
Leaking billions, dry taps: Inside Malawi’s water crisis
In the densely packed location of Mtsiliza on the outskirts of Lilongwe’s suburbs, dawn does not arrive with urgency. It settles slowly through faint light...
Malawi reaches full Mpox vaccine utilisation as cholera cases decline
Malawi has administered all the Mpox vaccines it received from the United States government and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) as part...
Stakeholders concerned over low prostate cancer awareness
Gaps in awareness on prostate cancer remains a problem as the country continues to record prostate cancer cases. Statistics from the Ministry of Health indicate...
Call for help: UNIMA student seeks K8 million for medical travel
Blessings Chalemera, a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration at the University of Malawi (UNIMA), is seeking support for air tickets...