United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has dismissed speculation that his party is having talks with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for an electoral alliance in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Muluzi, who is also Minister for Health and Population in President Peter Mutharika’s Cabinet, said when he addressed a rally in […]
Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi has launched government initiative encouraging people to get tested for HIV that it hopes will bring ending the AIDS epidemic one step closer: self-testing for HIV. Muluzi launched the campaign to encourage people to get tested for HIV during World Aids Day, saying knowledge of HIV status helps people living […]
Donors have put together K6.5 billion for the construction of maternity wings and health facilities in the country. Health minister Atupele Muluzi has said Norway, Germany and United Kingdom has put together the money primarily to decongest materning wings. “This money is available. We just want to expediate the process of starting the construction of […]
Powerful Ngoni chief Inkosi Mm’belwa V has urged men to go for male circumcision saying this reduces chances of getting HIV infection. The chief said this on Saturday during the commemoration of the World AIDS Day presided over by Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi. The Inkosi ya Makosi said it has been proved scientifically that […]
Minister of Health and Population Services Atupele Muluzi has taken an HIV test to highlight the need for people to know their status and help the fight to save lives. As World Aids Day is commemorate don Saturday December 1, Muluzi on Friday become exemplary by conducting self HIV testing whose results were made public in the National Assembly before fellow […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders spent the weekend meeting with chiefs and constituents with rallies in Balaka, Machinga and Chikwawa districts where, it’s leader Atupele Muluzi said he is “open minded” on how the party will contest in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Muluzi challenged that his party has one million guaranteed votes ahead […]
President of United Democratic Front (UDF), Atupele Muluzi, is kicking off his political meetings with the electorate ahead of May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections starting with the Yao Land this weekend, with emphasis on a “new beginning” for the party and bring in new ideas. According to a programme released by UDF secretary general Kandi Padambo, […]
Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi has has disowned Facebook accounts that bearing his names, images, asked the public to ignore and treat it as mischievous. Posting on his genuine Facebook account – Atpele Muluzi MP – the minister who is also United Democratic Front (UDF) president said the content in the fake accounts is “spam.” He wrote: […]
Minister for Health and Population Atupele Muluzi has said the much-touted National Cancer Centre located at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) is expected to be ready by 2019 and save government about K480 million ($960 000) spent on cancer treatment referrals abroad annually. The centre will have the capacity to handle 2 000 cancer cases annually and will also have […]
A project unveiled by Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi to construct a specialised bone and nerve surgeries clinic within the Kamuzu Central Hospital complex in Lilongwe has been welcome as positive news as people will have services free courtesy of a K17 billion (about $24million) grant. The Lilongwe Institute of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Youth Forum is set for revival with a promise of clean and development centered politics as the country is geared for the May 21 2019 tripartite elections. Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times, UDF Youth Wing Chairperson Osman Sauzande said they would want to have a youthful block that will […]
I have just returned from a series of critical meetings in Oslo, Norway. I was one of a handful of senior ministers and Heads of State that were invited to partake in discussions around the Global Financing Facility (GFF). The Global Financing Facility is supported by a number of strategic organisations to include the Global Fund, the World […]
Former president Joyce Banda leads as most trusted political leader, a survey shows. Malawi’s Institute of Public Opinion Research (Ipor) research reveals that Banda – who was mired in a corruption scandal of unprecedented scale dubbed Cash gate – that led her to lose the 2014 elections is most trusted leader, albeit with only 32% trust […]
There is great expectation globally that Malawi becomes one of the first countries to achieve the fast-track elimination of HIV mother-to-child transmission target of five per cent or less by 2020 and complete elimination of paediatric AIDS by 2030, according to the country’s First Lady Gertrude Mutharika. She was speaking Wednesday in Lilongwe when she […]
United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) with the help from Global Alliance on Vaccine Immunization (GAVI) has donated 26 vehicles and 89 motor bikes to the Ministry of Health and Population for the immunization project. Speaking during the handover ceremony in Lilongwe, Minister responsible Atupele Muluzi said Malawi has received in excess of US$ 272 million […]
Malawi government has been asked to take up a challenge and prioritise healthcare financing for sustainability’s sake as figures presented at the joint annual review of the health sector in the country show that the donors put in 62 percent of the total health sector expenditure compared to the Malawi government’s estimated 25 percent input. […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi on Monday made a tour of Machinga District his home area, in order to mobilise people to register to vote in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. The tour took the UDF leader to 11 different stops ending in Liwonde township. Despite the rain and inevitable delays following such […]
There is mounting specualtion that P[resident Peter Mutharika was set to appoint United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi, who is also Minister of Health in 20-member Cabinet, as second Vice President in the impending cabinet reshuffle, but government has kept a tight lid on the matter. Social-media has been awash with speculations that the […]