A renowned health activist Martha Kwataine who is also Executive Director for the Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) has asked the Malawi government to consider increasing the budget allocation for the health sector in a bid to reduce the challenges it is currently experiencing. Kwataine made the remarks on Tuesday during her presentation at a […]
Traditional leaders in the area of T.A. Mkhumba in Malawi’s southern district of Phalombe have banned harmful traditional practices including the use of Traditional Birth Attendants. This was disclosed during the training for the chiefs in Phalombe organized by Senior Chief Kwataine, the chairperson of the Presidential Initiative on safe motherhood and maternal health. Before […]
Malawi Health Equity Network has said poverty is forcing many women in the country to fail to adopt family planning methods as they are compelled to seek consent from their husbands who sometimes are against the idea. The Director of Malawi Health Equity Network, Martha Kwataine said in an interview that it is difficult for […]
Government has announced new names of board members for the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) raising suspicion that President Joyce Banda may not have been told the truth about the composition of the board. Health rights activist Martha Kwataine is heading the new board where three board members have been retained namely Richard Chisala, Armstrong […]
Minister of Information and Civic Education Moses Kunkuyu on Friday announced the appointment of the new e board of trustees of the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE). This follows the dissolution of the NICE board by the Minister after a public outcry that it had been done illegally and amidst queries from the European Union (EU) […]
Civil society organisation leaders have said late President Bingu wa Mutharika’s statements that those who died during last year’s July 20 were thieves was the most unfortunate remarks , saying the victims did not die in vain and that Mutharika gave police orders to kill protesters. In a panel discussion broadcast live on Zodiak Broadcasting […]
Head of Malawi Health Equity Network (Mehn) Martha Kwataine has blasted President Bingu wa Mutharika for snatching the only specialist kidney doctor from Kamuzu Central Hospital to be at State House and live thousands of kidney patients, mostly poor people, in the cold. Media reports say Dr Dan Namarika of Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) has […]
By Charles Mkula, Newstime Africa Civil Society groups in Malawi Thursday made fresh appeals for genuine dialogue to discuss the way forward to address the socio-economic and political governance problems facing the southern African nation before they take the citizens back into the streets on August 17. Speaking at press conference in Lilongwe, Civil Society […]