Nasawa Trust, a Malawian NGO operating in the area of Traditional Authority M’biza in Zomba District of Southern Malawi, has constructed a cervical cancer screening unit at Nasawa Health Centre to complement Ministry of Health’s National Cervical Cancer Control Strategy. The chairperson of Nasawa Trust, Nicholas Mwisama said the project was funded by the US […]
Hope for Cancer Foundation (Hocaf) on Sunday equipped Women’s Guild members from four Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Nkhoma Synod congregations in Lilongwe on how to detect breast and cervical cancer. Speaking during an annual conference of Women’s Guild members from Chimbalame, Bwaila, Kaning’a and Machenga congregations, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) nursing officer Ella […]
A Lilongwe based Non Governmental Organization, Global Hope Mobilization (GLOHOMO) has said a total of 312 clients have been screened and others treated in its cervical cancer program currently underway in Nkhotakota, Kasungu and Lilongwe. Through the program, GLOHOMO has established 15 negative, 4 suspects and 7 other gyne problems referred screeening outcomes. Addressing the […]
Malawi and Bidvest Wits striker Gabadinho Mhango has been appointed as brand ambassador for the Hope for Cancer Foundation (Hocaf). The footballer was unveiled in Blantyre on Friday at an event held at Ryalls Hotel where ex-Miss Malawi, Blandina Khondowe, the foundation’s initiator said Gaba was the right personality for the position due to his […]
Mangochi District Hospital will from June 13 to 16, 2018 conduct mobile mass Cervical Cancer screening campaign in 10 to 14 sites of the district, authorities have confirmed. This was disclosed on Wednesday during a meeting organized by Disease Relief Through Excellence and Advanced Means (DREAM) of Saint Egidio, where they engaged district interfaith leaders […]
Cancer survivor Blandina Khondowe has officially formed and registered Hope for Cancer Foundation (HOCAF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) whose primary purpose is to take a preventative approach to cancer through nutrition, exercises, aggressive screening and detection in order to catch the disease in its earliest stages which is easier to treat. Khondowe said in an […]
Polytechnic Students Union (PSU) in collaboration with FINESE Angels will hold a conference on 14 April, 2018 to discuss women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). In an interview, PSU representative Modester Mtapaonga said the conference will focus on breast and cervical cancer, Menstruation problems and also Fibroids in a woman. “The aim of the conference […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Wednesday took her cancer awareness initiative to Kasungu district in an effort to drum support for the reduction of deaths of women caused by cervical cancer. Madam Mutharika has been instrumental in bringing cancer awareness messages to all women across the country. Speaking in Kasungu at Chankhozi Primary School ground, […]
Malawians will benefit a lot from a Cancer Treatment Centre in Lilongwe that is being constructed near the Kamuzu Central Hospital, the Minister of Health and Population, Atupele Muluzi has said. The Minister was speaking at Mitundu Primary school in Lilongwe during activities to commemorate this year’sWorld Cancer Day under the theme: “We can, I can;Let’s […]
Malawi girls will be required to get vaccinated against human papilloma virus (HPV) – thought to cause about 99% of cervical cancers and the jabs could save several hundred lives every year and also provide protection against other cancers and genital warts. Ministry of Health and Population says it willroll out the HPV vaccination in all […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika says women should encourage each other to get cervical cancer screening at an early stage. The First Lady was speaking during a safe motherhood advocacy meeting at Nagwengwere Primary School ground in Traditional Authority (T/A) Khwethemule in Thyolo on Monday. “Cervical cancer is killing women, leaving their children destitute, but this […]
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has urged women in the country to go for cervical cancer screening to avoid death that follows when the disease is detected at an advanced stage. Madame Mutharika made the call on Friday at Chikoko Bay State Lodge in Mangochi where she treated hundreds of women to a luncheon The women […]
In a drive to reduce cases of cervical cancer in the country, the Community of St Egidio through its Disease Relief Excellent and Advanced Means (DREAM) in conjuction with the Ministry of Health (MoH) embarked on a campaign of screening women for early treatment and the latest being Phalombe. Dream is currently running a-week long […]
Health researchers working for the University of North Carolina (UNC) have dismissed allegations that treated virginal ring can cause cervical cancer to women but they can get slightly 71 percent protection from HIV infections resulting from unprotected sex. Microbicide virginal ring is a medical device containing ARV aimed to reduce the risk of HIV transmission to […]
Every year, the world observes breast cancer awareness month in October. For the past four years, Think Pink Malawi has been organizing activities to educate the pubic on the importance of early detection of breast and cervical cancer under the theme “Early detection saves lives”. The 2017 events kicked off on 7th October with a fundraising brunch at Kumbali […]
Think Pink Malawi initiative in conjunction with International Women Association of Malawi (IWAM) has teamed up to organise events to bring awareness to breast cancer this October. The initiative which is run under the theme “early detection of cancer is key for survival” was launched in 2014 by then Miss Malawi Blandina Khondowe. In an […]
Think Pink Malawi, an initiative designed to reach out to rural women with breast and cervical cancer awareness has so far reached out to at least 5,000 women since 2014. Think Pink founder, Blandina Khondowe, in an interview said under the campaign whose main message is “Early detection of cancer is key for survival”, a […]
The First Lady Gertrude Mutharika says the construction of a cancer centre currently underway in Lilongwe is a major step in the right direction towards the national fight against different kinds of cancers in Malawi. Madam Mutharika said this in New York United States of America during the 6th African First Ladies and Spouses Meeting held […]