A renowned Malawian pediatrician Dr. Peter Kazembe, who was a specialist in treating children infected with HIV and Ais in Malawi, died in a South African hospital aged 65, on Tuesday where he was being treated for cancer. He died at Sandton Medi-Clinic in Johannesburg here he had been admitted to since May this year. […]
Media colleagues of veteran journalist Akwete Sande—who is battling cancer—have launched an appeal for funds to enable him travel to Zimbabwe for specialized surgery and further treatment. The appeal effort is being led by a fund-raising committee comprising fellow journalists and close associates. Committee Secretary Stella Mhura said K 8.5 million is needed for specialist […]
Local bottled water company Moyo Water on Tuesday extended a gesture of hospitality when they donated 300 bottles of water towards the Cycling for Cancer initiative. Cycling for Cancer is part of the brainchild of Chatinkha Maternity Care Support Group (Chamaka) which seeks to raise funds for cancer tests on women in the remotest areas […]
Malawi Health Care Support (Mahecas) which is a grouping of Malawians based in United Kingdom. (UK) has partnered doctors from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) and the College of Medicine (CoM) on a cervical cancer screening campaign in Chikwawa. Mahecas which has previously been involved in donation of medical equipment at QECH’s dental department and […]
The 5km breast cancer awareness walk, which Breast Care Malawi organised on Sunday, was also to help raise funds for a cervical cancer victim Sheila Watterson. Watterson also took part in the walk that started from Old Lucky Luciano near South End School along Chikwawa Road and headed past Catholic Institute (CI) to join Mahatma […]
Breast Care Malawi, a legally registered NGO in the country, whose mission is to provide help and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education and awareness, will this Sunday, October 27, hold a carnival at the Old Lucky Luciano near South End School along Chikwawa Road for the annual Pink […]
The government says the National Cancer Centre will become partially operation by October 1 2019 giving hope to Malawians seeking radiotherapy treatment within the country. According to Ministry of Health officials who appeared before the Parliamentary cluster committee on Health, HIV and AIDS and Nutrition, the civic works are at 95 per cent but the […]
South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri has fulfilled the K15 million charity pledge he made two weeks towards fighting child cancer at Frere hospital in East London, South Africa. The prophet also sealed a charity partnership with local charity organization, Sakhululeka Iswize, which will see the two working together in different humanitarian causes. Sakhululeka Iswize is […]
Malawi’s Cancer Specialist at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Dr Leo Masamba Friday called for concerted effort so as to seriously invest in cancer services in order to alleviate sufferings of cancer patients in the country. The Oncologist was speaking when women from Department of Immigration and Citizenship welfare donated assorted items and cash amounting […]
The Blantyre-based Silver Grey Club in conjunction with National Bank has donated K1 Million to Hope for Cancer Foundation (HFCOF) an organization that champion’s cancer awareness national wide. A statement made by the club’s Chairperson Dr Kondwani Chalulu on Wednesday indicated that the donated funds are proceeds from a so called ‘Movember Movement’ which is […]
Women’s Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA), a Malawian non-governmental organisation (NGO) which has been listed as one of the 17 country champion organisations out of 100 globally to join the Treat,Ray for All campaign in 2019, has urged women in the country to go for early cervical cancer screening as one way of mitigating the impact […]
Minister of Health, Housing and Population Atupele Muluzi on Thursday visited the newly built cancer centre at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) which is expected to be ready this year and save government about K480 million ($960 000) spent on cancer treatment referrals abroad annually. Speaking after touring the facility, the minister said he was happy with […]
Cancer Survivors Quest (CSQ) has organized a two-week cancer screening exercise in Bangwe Township, Blantyre from January 21. CSQ founder, Chikhulupiliro Ng’ombe said in most parts of the world, January is set aside as a month for countries to raise awareness on cervical cancer and other issues relating to it. Ng’ombe said they plan to […]
Malawi government, in partnership with WHO and Unicef, has launched national Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine campaign targeting over 240,000 girls aged 9 across the country to protect them against cervical cancer. The launch took place at St. Charles Lwangwa Primary School at Namiyasi in Mangochi on Thursday with calls for chiefs, parents and all […]
Malawi government is Thursday rolling out the first ever vaccine for cervical cancer. Principal secretary for Ministry of Health Dan Namarika is to launch the vaccine in Mangochi describing it as a milestone in the battle against cervical cancer which is a killer disease to young girls and women. Health rights activist Maziko Matemba said […]
Ministry of Health and Population Servcces will embark on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine from January 2019 to all nine year-old girlsacross the country to prevent them from cervical cancer. Chief of Health Services in theMinistry of Health and Population Services, Dr. Charles Mwansambo made the disclosure on Wednesday on the sidelines of Mass Drug […]
The First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has asked female civil servants to lead by example and go for cervical cancer screening to avoid untimely deaths. Madam Mutharika request comes at a time when 45 percent of Malawian women are said to have had cervical cancer. Speaking Friday at Mzuzu State Lodge when she hosted northern region […]
Mangochi district health office (DHO) is expected to screen over 2000 women for cervical cancer, thanks to support from Community of Saint’ Egidio’s Disease Relief through Excellent and Advanced Means (DREAM). Speaking in an interview ahead of the campaign, Mangochi District Hospital Matron Mercy Paundi said the exercise will run for 4 days from 23-26 […]