Malawian cancer expert at the country’s sole certified oncology unit at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QUECH) has asked authorities to consider exploring possibilities of using medical male circumcision as a measure of reducing cases of cervical cancer in women. The country’s lone oncologist, Dr Leo Masamba told the Malawi News Agency (Mana) that though […]
Studies conducted by the Oncology department at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre have shown that the type of lung cancer which is not very common in Malawi may be highly reduced if public smoking was regulated. Malawi’s only Oncologist, Dr Leo Masamba called on government to consider banning public smoking as one way […]
Programme manager for non-communicable diseases in the Ministry of Health (MoH), Dr. Beatrice Mwagomba, has appealed to Malawians join hands with government and non-governmental organisations in the fight against diabetes. Speaking o on Saturday 28 July 2012 at Kalambo FP School, area 25, in Lilongwe during a community mobilization campaign on prevention of diabetes, Mwangomba […]
Malawi will from August 6 this year have HIV and AIDS Testing and Counseling (HTC) week after a three year break. The HTC week was once held in 2006, 2007 and 2008 where many challenges were encountered. They stopped for evaluation and to see the way forward. Deputy Director of Ministry of Health (MoH) in the […]
Farmers World, an agricultural business company, has offered to construct a 24 bed maternity Shelter at Chilumba in Karonga district as way of assisting government in its drive to promote maternal health and safe Motherhood. Farmers World Assistant General Manager responsible for Operations and Marketing, Dexter Mkandawire made the offer When Vice President Khumbo Kachali […]
The Vice President Khumbo Kachali on Thursday conducted a surprise tour of Mwanza district hospital where he inspected laboratory room, pediatric and maternity wards. Speaking when he addressed staff members after the inspection, the Vice President applauded health workers for their commitment to work and for maintaining cleanliness around the hospital premises. “I’m immensely pleased with […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga on Wednesday asked his subjects to refrain from cultural traditions that promote the spread of HIV and AIDS such as polygamy and wife inheritance popularly known as kuhala in local language. The chief was speaking during the annual HIV and AIDS review meeting at the Karonga District Council Hall organized at the […]
Social responsibility! National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has donated MK10 million to President Joyce Banda’s safe motherhood programme. The donation was presented to President Banda at the official opening of the bank’s business centre and office complex in Blantyre. NBM board chairperson professor Matthews Chikaonda, said the donation was meant to assist in the implementation […]
At least 433,000 people living with HIV and Aids (PLHA) in the country are not accessing Ant Retroviral (ARVs) drugs due to insufficient resources to procure the drug Mana has established. According to a recent National AIDs Commission Report of 2010, only 200,000 people living with HIV and Aids were accessing ARVs putting the remaining […]
The rock superstar Sir Elton John took time in his address at the International Aids Conference in Washington DC on Monday to hail Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda for brave interventions in the fight against HIV/Aids such as involving the sexual minority groups. President Banda’s administration wants no discrimination on people based on sexual orientation in […]
Unless government include high risk groups in national HIV programming and funding priorities, Malawi will not achieve anything in the fight against further spread of HIV, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) alerted district officials on Sunday. CHRR Programs Manager, Timothy Mtambo, made the remarks in Salima on Sunday, when the organization briefed District […]
A situation analysis of magnitude, behavioral patterns, contributing factors, current interventions and impact of sex work in HIV prevention in Malawi has revealed the low utilization of female condoms among sex workers. The study was commissioned by the Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) with funding from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Of all […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Thursday called upon people in the country to stop discriminating against women with fistula. President Banda made the call in Lilongwe when she opened a Fistula Care Centre at Bwaila District Hospital run by the Freedom for Fistula Foundation (FFFF). “I am aware that one of the most pressing challenges […]
The Freedom from Fistula Foundation (FfFF) says it has managed to repair 260 women with fistula since the centre started its operations in 2008. Disclosing this to reporters at a news conference in Lilongwe on Tuesday, Dr Jeffrey Wilkinson, board certified Obstetrician Gynecologist and faculty member at the University of North Carolina and currently working […]
The Nation Publications Limited (NPL) has already raised MK11, 684,800 and is still open to receive more in the media giant’s corporate social responsibility project meant to contribute to the health sector. Companies have also donated medical and clinical equipment to make the 2012 Mother’s Day Fun Run, which will take place in Nkhotakota, the […]
The 0rganization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), on Monday committed itself to playing a big role in preventing and elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS in Africa. OAFLA is a grouping of First Ladies of Africa. Speaking during the opening of the 11th Extra Ordinary General Assembly for OAFLA at the African […]
International Training and Education Centre for Health (I-TECH) has recommended that men who were partially circumcised during traditional male circumcision should get completely circumcised to enjoy the full health benefits of male circumcision. Making a presentation to chiefs and members of Parliament for Lilongwe at Lilongwe District Council on the Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) […]
Britain says it will continue assisting Malawi with basic resources especially for the rural people including family planning. The British Under Secretary of State for International Development, Stephen Rothwell O’Brien, was speaking to the media after meeting the Malawi Vice President, Khumbo Kachali when the London Family Planning Summit closed. He said that the British are […]