Malawi’s public hospitals are teetering on the brink of a full-blown medicine crisis, campaigners have dramatically warned, after it emerged the country’s Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) is failing to pay foreign suppliers a jaw-dropping $18 million debt. The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has fired off an explosive letter to the […]
The High Court’s Criminal Division in Lilongwe heard defence testimony on Thursday in the case of four men charged with murdering Belington Mkumba, a 45-year-old Inventory Supervisor at Central Medical Stores. Justice Nzondi Mvula had earlier ruled that the accused had a case to answer, clearing the way for the defence to formally open proceedings, […]
Ombudsman Martha Chizuma has released a report on her investigation of alleged unprocedural, improper and irregular recruitment of some members of staff at the Central Medical Stores Trust that involved former president Peter Mutharika, Office of the President and the Trust’s chief executive officer (CEO) Dr. Feston Kaupa. Dated March 25, 2021, the Ombudsman says […]
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has, through its whistleblower Initiative, hit again, this time exposing a suspicious K36 billion contract involving Victoria Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (VPIL) and Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST). According to our investigations, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government endorsed a seven-year contract for VPIL to supply syringes to CMST worth […]
Public hospitals are fast running out essential medical drugs because suppliers have stopped supplying the drugs to The Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) because of the government failure to pay them, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has been told. CMST chairperson Hilda Singo said the public medical drugs storage has run out of drugs now. “The government […]
Minister of Health and Population, Jappie Mhango says government is satisfied a medical drugs and supplies stock level of 76 percent at the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) at its warehouse in Mzuzu as a record high in terms of drug availability in the country. Mhango said on Friday after touring CMST warehouse in Mzuzu […]
Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi has said government has set aside K5 billion for the recruitment of additional medical personnel in public health facilities in the country this year and that they are determined to ensure the availability of medicines and medical supplies to make universal health coverage a reality. Muluzi made the revelation in […]
Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Henry Mussa, has challenged pharmaceutical manufacturers in the country to think globally and eye international markets. Mussa made the call on Thursday in Mangochi when he officially opened a one-day meeting aimed at reviewing implementation of Pharmaceutical Chapter of the Buy Malawi Strategy. The minister said manufacturing high quality […]
Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) has donated drugs and medical equipment worth K22 million to Mangochi District Hospital to beef up the facility’s stocks following the fire accident that destroyed part of the hospital mid April this year. Presenting the donation on Monday, CMST Chief Executive Officer, Feston Kaupa said the Trust had thought of […]
Government hospitals across the country have run out anti-venom drug stocks, forcing Zomba Central Hospital to seek the services of a traditional healer to treat patients. Reports from most referral and district hospitals indicate the anti-venom drug stocks run out some time ago and the government is not replenishing them due to financial problems. Anti-venom […]
Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) is still operating with a shortage of 19 000 cubic metres storage space even after the inauguration of the new warehouse last November which added 3000 cubic metres to its existing storage space. With the commissioning of the new warehouses, the storage capacity for CMST was increased from 8 000 […]
Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) has assured members of the public that it has enough stock of Benzyl Benzoate (BB) paint which is used to treat scabies. A recent media report indicated that Ntchisi District Health Office has shortage of the BB paint because CMST, where drugs and other medical supplies are purchased from, did […]
About 70,000 people in the country are registered to be diabetic an indication that more might be affected by the disease. Speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday at the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) stakeholder review meeting, National Diabetic Educator, Joseph Phiri pointed out that the numbers have been diagnosed with diabetic is alarming yet little […]
President Peter Mutharika has appointed a board of trustees for the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST). A statement made available to Nyasa Times signed by Chief Secretary in the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) Lloyd Muhara says members of the CMST board include Hilda Singo, Andrew Chikopa, Chifundo Kalaile and John Mponda. Other members […]
Treasury officials have faulted Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the Central Region Hetherwick Ntaba and DPP’s Lilongwe City Centre Member of Parliament David Bisnowaty for bulldozing the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) to pay Bisnowaty K2.8 billion on supplies to the Trust. Bisnowaty supply drugs and a medical supply for public hospitals through […]
Finance Ministers Goodall Gondwe has said Treasury will bail out Central Medical Stores Trust which is struggling to pay off a debt of K13 billion to some of its suppliers but warned the institution against procurement of drugs on credit. Gondwe made the commitment on Wednesday in parliament when he was responding to the question […]
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health Juliana Lunguzi has told Parliament some of the miseries at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, saying 13 people have died in four months due to lack of surgery materials known as sutures. “The report I have from Kamuzu Central Hospital say 13 people have died within four months […]
Central Medical Stores Trust procurement officer James Fombe on Saturday wedded his long time fiance, Mphatso at a glittering K6.9 million wedding ceremony at Livingstonia Beach Hotel in Salima. The wedding comes amidist public interest generated from social media reports that it was budgeted at K69 million. But Fombe rejected the rumours, saying the arithmetic […]