Malawi’s Ministry of Health has issued an urgent call for citizens to get tested for hepatitis, warning that early diagnosis is the key to preventing severe liver disease and saving lives. Minister of Health Madalitso Baloyi delivered the stark message during a press briefing in Lilongwe on Tuesday, held to mark World Hepatitis Day, commemorated […]
Medical Research studies conducted at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) has shown that 15 percent of the clients who visit the facility have hepatitis. Zone Health Supervisor for the Ministry of Health in the South East Zone, Dr Malangizo Mbewe, disclosed this on Saturday during the World Hepatitis Day commemoration in Chikwawa district whose theme was […]
Malawi government will on July 28, this year join the world in commemorating the World Hepatitis Day with an aim of raising awareness of the global burden of hepatitis and to influence action. The day is designed to build and leverage political engagement following official endorsement of the Global Health Sector on viral hepatitis at […]
Two health rights organizations have called for improved quality service delivery for hepatitis patients saying the current treatment patients are receiving is of poor standard. Speaking during a news conference in Chikwawa on Monday, President for Save Your Liver Foundation, Ellos Lodzeni and Executive Director for Patients and Community Welfare in Malawi, Amade Alide, said […]