Health & Well-being

BANDITS IN GUINEA STEAL COOLER CONTAINING EBOLA BLOOD

Bandits in Guinea have robbed a cooler containing blood samples that are believed to have Ebola, officials said on Friday. […]

CONSTRUCTION OF PHALOMBE DISTRICT HOSPITAL TO COMMENCE IN JUNE NEXT YEAR

Government through the Ministry of Health has announced that the construction of the long awaited Phalombe District Hospital will commence […]

CHICKEN POX HITS NSANJAMA PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN MULANJE

In a recent development it has been discovered that 63 student from a private school in Mulanje have been diagnosed […]

SIERRA LEÓN DOCTOR DIAGNOSED WITH EBOLA DIE IN US

A surgeon from Sierra Leone who was being treated for Ebola in the US has died, a Nebraska hospital announced. […]

MLAMBE HOSPITAL’s ICU TO BE COMPLETED JANUARY NEXT YEAR

The establishment of a High Dependent Unit (HDU) at Mlambe Misssion Hospital in Blantyre is expected to be completed early […]

POOR HYGEINE HITS CHIIMILIRE RESTAURANTS

Poor hygienic conditions have locked Blantyre market make-shift restaurants [commonly known as Chiimilire], as piles of refuse, stench of urine, […]

CONCERN UNIVERSAL IN MALARIA FIGHT; TO DISTRIBUTE 400,000 MOSQUITO NETS

Concern universal, a local Non-governmental Organisation (NGOs), with funding from Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) will distribute over 400 000 long-lasting […]

ECOBANK DONATES MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO LIMBE HEALTH CENTRE

Ecobank Malawi donated various medical supplies worth k1.2 million to Limbe Health Centre as part of activities to mark Ecobank […]

KCN STUDENTS DONATE BICYCLE AMBULANCE TO NAMARU VILLAGE

Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) Masters in Midwifery students on Friday donated a bicycle ambulance to Namaru village, Traditional Authority […]

Action Meningitis funds latest round of Meningitis radio programmes in Malawi

Throughout November, Umoyo Nkukambirana, MBC Radio 1’s health talk programme for Malawi audiences, is airing a series of special one […]

MINISTRY OF HEALTH DISMISSES CLAIMS OF EBOLA CASE AT QECH

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Monday dismissed claims that it had registered its first Ebola case after a woman […]

WIFE, HUSBAND NABBED FOR NEGLECTING SICK CHILD

Husband and wife are in Police custody in Balaka for allegedly neglecting to provide medical attention to their child. Balaka […]

NURSES IN DOWA STAGE A SIT-IN DEMANDING THE REMOVAL OF SOME STAFF

Nurses at Dowa district hospital are said to have abandoned their workstations as a way of forcing the Ministry of […]

BLM TO OFFER FREE VASECTOMY SERVICES TODAY

Banja La Mtsogolo (BLM) will today be offering free vasectomy services as of the commemoration of the World Vasectomy Day. […]

EBOLA TRAINING OF TRAINERS UNDERWAY-KALILANI

Malawi government has disclosed that it has set aside $ 538461.6 about K280 million for optimal preparedness efforts against the […]

PARLIAMENT TO REVIEW MARRIAGE AGE BILL FROM 13 TO 18 YEARS

Minister of Gender, Children, Social Welfare and Disabilities, Patricia Kaliati speaking to journalists last week Thursday at Kanongola Primary School […]

CHINA DONATES ASSORTED DRUGS WORTH MK150 MILLION TO MALAWI GOVT

The Chinese Government through its Ambassador to Malawi Zhang Qingyang on Thursday donated medical drugs and equipment worth K150 million […]

Partnerships, Cancer Research in Malawi to Expand with New Grant

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases have received a $3.7 million […]