Seven percent in Malawi living with diabetes
Ministry of Health says 7 percent of people in Malawi are living with diabetes and many of these remain undiagnosed until complications arise. Chief...
Category : Health
Drop in breastfeeding rates alarms health experts
Health advocates have urged lactating mothers to avoid using milk formula as a replacement for breast milk, warning that doing so can deprive infants of...
New pneumonia vaccine research eyes students
When Shabani Chitenje, a fourth-year Environmental Health student at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), learned about a new vaccine study that...
BT DHO makes headway with nutrient supplements
Blantyre District Health Office (DHO) says its ongoing awareness on newly rolled out Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) has received notable acceptance from local authorities and...
Malawi makes progress in the fight against sleeping sickness
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme (MLW) says Malawi has made remarkable progress in the fight against trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness disease, as reported...
Not bewitched, just malnourished
Just about 20 Kilometres away from Malawi’s old capital, Zomba City, lies Likaka Village under Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba District where 23-year-old Lucy Chikumbu...
Government commits to sustaining health sector progress
Government has re-emphasised its dedication towards sustaining the gains made in the health sector by implementing strategic measures that promote effective financing. Ministry of Health...
Picking up the pieces after El Nino
The effects of the El Niño weather pattern continue to strain Malawi’s public health systems, particularly in districts like Chikwawa. Waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea...
Mndolo impressed with IFMIS reforms
Secretary for Health, Dr Samson Mndolo, has described the implementation of commitment controls within the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) as a crucial step...
Malawi commended for progress on tobacco control
As the World is commemorating World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation has commended the progress made by the Malawi Government through the ratification...