A Lilongwe socialite couple has dismissed social media gossips that their wedding at lakeshore resort Livingstonia Beach Hotel in Salima on Saturday is budgeted at K69 million, saying the arithmetic is wrong as they have restricted spending on “wild partying” to less than K10 million. James Jimmy Mac Fombe, head of procurement at the Central Medical […]
The visiting UK Minister, James Wharton, on Friday visited Mitundu Community Hospital in Lilongwe to highlight UK’s support in strengthening Malawi’s health care system. During the visit Wharton announced an extra £4 million (approximately MWK 4bn) to further boost essential service delivery and strengthen the health system through the provision of 74 new pre-fabricated pharmacy […]
Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) on Saturday launched an HIV/AIDS workplace policy to guide the trust in impact mitigation of the pandemic for the future. Speaking during the launch at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, CMST Board Chairperson, Evelyn Itimu, said the workplace policy would help fight HIV and AIDS in the work place and that […]
Government has rejected claims by Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) that it owes the trust K7 billion, saying treasury paid all arrears to CMST and other organizations long ago. The statement by Nations Msowoya, spokesperson for treasury sharply contradicts that of minister of Health Peter Kumpalume who acknowledged the government owes CMST huge sums of […]
Government has committed itself to honour its outstanding debt of around MK7.5 billion to the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) accumulated in the period 2011 to 2014. This was said by the minister of health Dr Peter Kumpalume on Friday when he visited the CMST headquarters in Lilongwe with the aim of appreciating the various […]
Government says it shocked with reports there is shortage of drugs in public hospitals and several flaws in the delivery of quality health system delivery. Responding to a questionnaire from Nyasa Times, Minister of Information, Tourism and Civic Education Jappie Mhango said he was “shocked” despite admitting growing reports of dwindling health services. Nyasa Times quizzed the […]
Malawi government says it has completed installing CCTV cameras at Central Medical Stores in a bid to fiercely combat rampant medical drugs in its public hospitals. Ministry of Health spokesperson Adrian Chikumbe said in an interview that the next phase would be to install the CCTV cameras in central hospitals before rolling it out in […]
Dear Readers, I will be your comrade on Nyasa Times. My name is Comrade Chipuba; I am a global citizen with interest in Malawian affairs. That’s so about introductions, the statement below bothered me: “The only problem is that I don’t know where the drugs are being stocked currently, but I am sure something is […]
Minister of Health Jean Kalirani on Friday assured Malawians that they should not panic with reports of shortage of drugs in public hospitals, saying the country has enough stocks of medicines and supplies at its Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST). Kalirani has said government was committed to maintaining high standards of health service delivery in […]
President Peter Mutharika has denied allegations that he interfered with the procurement process at the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) involving K1.4 billion and has since warned to drag to court his detractors. Mutharika, through his personal aide Ben Phiri, is alleged to have influenced CMST to award a K1.4 billion tender to Malawi Pharmacies. […]
There is dissatisfaction coupled with growing frustrations at the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST)following the hiring of a new acting procurement manager Sam Zuze, who is a board member of the Beautify Malawi (Beam) charity group, a brainchild of First Lady Getrude Mutharika. Zuze, who only holds a bachelors degree in financial accounting is said […]
Malawi government has been asked to introduce a drug subsidy scheme where Malawians will be contributing 10 percent to the budget for drugs. This was proposed by Member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe City Centre David Bisnowaty. He made the proposal when contributing to the debate on the 2014/15 National Budget amounting to K742 billion […]
The Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) officials have warned against provision of low quality medical supplies by local suppliers to the trust. The trust issued the warning after noticing that most local medical suppliers are supplying them with drugs, which do not comply with required specifications and other quality requirements as stipulated in the agreements. […]
Barely two months after government told the nation that drugs availability was normalizing in the country’s hospitals it has actually been revealed that only 15 percent of drugs have so far been procured. Minister of Health, Catherine Gotani Hara, told reporters in May the drug shortage was normalizing following the delivery of 80 percent of […]
Drug shortages in the Malawi’s public hospitals will soon remain a thing of the past following assurance from officials at Central Medical Stores Trust about the improvement of stock levels at the national drug warehouse. Acting Chief Executive Officer for the Trust Fredric Mzoma is attributing the improved stock levels to donors who have kindly […]
Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) says the anti-rabies vaccines that were not available can now be accessed in all district health facilities in the country. CMST Spokesperson, Helbert Chandilanga, said the shortage of the vaccines is expected to be minimised, saying currently the trust has completed distribution of the vaccines to treat over 3000 cases. […]
Amid massive shortage of essential drugs in Malawian hospitals, the country’s Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) on Wednesday started destroying assorted drugs and supplies that got expired while in storage facilities. CMST is boarding off the items worth US$2.3million (about MK1 billion), in the capital, Lilongwe, and the exercise is expected to take about two days. Among […]
Malawi’s Central Medical Stores Trust (MCST) has revealed will destroy expired drugs valued at US$2.3million (about K874 million)/ At the moment drug shortages in hospital seem to normalize. MCST Public Relations officer, Hebert Chandilanga confirmed the Trust will get rid of drugs which have been in store for some years. “These drugs expired some way […]