Malawi will join the world in celebrating the World Women’s Day which falls on 8th March every year in recognizing the different roles that women do play in the society. Here in Malawi, the celebrations will take place at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe under the theme “Time is now rural and urban […]
Ministers of Gender and Women Affairs of the African Union are meeting in Addis Ababa to strategize on gender programmes to present to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government which meets in the same Ethiopia capital next week. The Gender Pre-summit of Ministers is being chaired by Malawi’s Gender Minister Honourable Dr Jean Kalilani […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Dr Jean Kalilani on Friday expressed worry with continued killing of persons with albinism in the country. Kalilani said this in Lilongwe following the killing of an albino Madalitso Pensulo, 19 from Mlonda village, Traditional Authority Nsabwe in Thyolo District. “It requires the vigilance of the community, […]
Chiefs have the capacity to resist the best practices in laws on the basic of preserving cultural practices beliefs, particularly, in Malawi the chiefs are the custodians of it. Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Jean Kalilani said if they are adequately targeted, they can be a formidable and reliable partner in the […]
Malawi will, once again, join the international community in commemorating this year’s International Albinism Awareness Day whose theme is: “Together we can end human rights violations against persons with albinism.” Speaking in Lilongwe at a press briefing, Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Dr. Jean Kalilani said this year’s commemoration is meant to […]
Malawi women rights activists are up in arms against President Peter Mutharika for failing to increase the number of women in his 20 member cabinet. Mutharika has maintained three female ministers in his reshufled cabinet a far cry from the 50:50 female representation. Jean Kalirani moved from Home Affairs to Gender and Social Welfare where […]
Despite the latest reshuffle, the Cabinet will remain largely male dominated as President Peter Mutharika has maintained three female ministers in his 20-member lean cabinet with one from each region of the country. However, Mutharika maintains that he will promote female talent so that Malawi women sit at the tables where decisions are made. In […]
Malawi government is scalling down on patient meals as food budgets fall, health figures reveal meals in public hospitals from three a day to one a day. Hospitals affected include Bwaila District Hospital in Lilongwe where admitted patients have been told that they will be having one meal a day from the normal three meals The […]
Member of Parliament for Rumphi East, Kamlepo Kalua (People’s Party) send parliament into a laughter mode when he said “a mortuary and an ambulance is the same and they marry.” His comments came when he told Minister of Health Jean Kalilani that an ambulance in his constituency was withdrawn. But when MPs laughed at his […]
Malawi government has announced that it has stopped mass drug administration for Lymphatic Filariasis following a recent survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the country has managed to eliminate the disease. Minister of Health Jean Kalirani told Journalists in the capital Lilongwe that after so many years of administering the drug, the country […]
President Prof. Peter Mutharika has challenged all universities in the country to engage in extensive research and publication arguing that a good university is recognised by its innovations. Mutharika made the call Saturday evening at Bingu International Conference Center (BICC) in Lilongwe where he presided over a fundraising dinner for the golden jubilee celebrations of […]
Reuters news agency has corrected a news item that had erroneously reported that the Global Fund had cancelled US$574 million of grants to Malawi. In an update, Reuters reported that Global Funda has redirected the funding away from Malawi’s National Aids Council (NAC) after allegations of financial mismanagement, including the purchase of vehicles that were […]
Global Fund has pledged a total USD574 million to Malawi in order to help the country ably fight against Malaria, Tuberculosis and Hiv and Aids, the country’s health minister has disclosed. Minister of Health Jean Kalirani disclosed at a news conference on Monday on return from Switzerland where the Malawi delegation had a meeting with […]
Malawian Health Minister Dr Jean Kalilani has said the country cannot afford to fold its sleeves in the fight against the HIV virus, else even the registered gains will be taken away, saying government will embark on a door-to-door HIV/Aids testing campaign. Kalilani said on Monday the door-to-door HIV testing campaigns for every citizen in the country […]
Minister of Health Dr. Jean Kalilani has appealed to all individuals and non – governmental organizations to take Health research findings more purposeful to Malawians. Dr Kalilani made the remarks in Lilongwe at Crossroads Hotel Thursday as she opened the 2014 joint COM-NAC Research and Best Practices Dissemination conference. “It is very commendable to carry […]
Malawi’s Minister of Health Dr. Jean Kalilani has appealed to all the stakeholders in the country to go for blood donation. saying this will help to save lives of people languishing in different hospitals due to lack of blood. Speaking during the official launch of blood donation awareness week on Saturday at Masintha ground in […]
Political science professor at University of Malawi’s Chancellor College, Blessing Chinsinga has faulted ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for removing its elected secretary general Jean Kalilani and some changes it has made to its National Governing Council without a convention. Chinsinga said the changes of elected office holders replacing them with those appointedd were undemocratic […]
Malawi ruling Democratic Progress Party (DPP) has made “courageous changes” in its hierarchy, replacing some of its top brass following their respective appointments in government positions. The major shake-up has seen the removal of Jean Kalilani from the position of the party’s Secretary General. Kaliani, who is also Health Minister, has since been appointed as the party’s […]