20,000 plus men get circumcised in a quarter
Over 20,000 men, especially the youth within the age range of 15 to 25 in Lilongwe, have been circumcised between the month of April and...
Category : Health
Lilongwe Dairy eases hospital bedding shortage with blanket donation
In the face of stringent budgets that most public hospitals operate on, Lilongwe Dairy Limited, has stepped in by distributing blankets worth K10.9 million to...
Mlambe Hospital goes solar
Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola believes the new solar-powered plant at Mlambe Mission Hospital in Blantyre will boost healthcare services. Matola was speaking during the...
Malawi strides in early childhood nutrition
The 2024 UNICEF report on child food poverty shows that Malawi has from 2021-2023 reduced the burden of undernutrition such as stunting from 42.4 percent...
Activists push for Reusable Sanitary Pads to combat period poverty
Menstrual hygiene activists are calling for the promotion of reusable sanitary pads among poor girls as the regular ones have proven to be unaffordable. UN...
DoDMA launches five emergency operation centres
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has launched five Emergency Operation Centres in the country to improve coordination of disaster management response. Speaking at the...
HIV rising among youths — Ministry of Health
HIV and AIDS statistics in Malawi shows that the pandemic is increasing at a rapid rate among the youth, the Ministry of Health has confirmed....
Govt urged to step up Mental Health efforts
Guidance and Counselling Association of Malawi has called for intensified efforts to effectively address mental health issues in the country. President of the association, Gibozi...
Malawi partners Pfizer and bioMerieux to combat Antimicrobial Resistance
Ministry of Health has partnered global pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and bioMerieux to enhance capacity in infection prevention, control and surveillance to guide appropriate use of...
‘Stay strong’: Breast cancer survivor finds hope and support
Audria Ndacheledwa was devasted when doctors at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre briefed her about her medical condition in 2020...