A health centre in Dedza remains closed after the arrest of its midwifery nurse for allegedly sexually abusing a pregnant woman. Officials in the area said people around Kafere dispensary, located near Dzalanyama forest which borders Mozambique have to walk a long distance to Mitundu to seek medical attention. A midwifery nurse, Supriano John was […]
Government says good nutrition is an integral element to human growth which is an important driver to social and economic growth of a country. Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi said this on Monday in Lilongwe during a press briefing ahead of the launch of national multi-sectoral nutrition policy of 2018-2022. “Adequate nutrition is […]
Amid acute shortage of specialised personnel who can conduct autopsies, renowned retired pathologist Professor George Liomba has asked government to train some clinicians and nurses in pathology. Liomba made the call in Mzuzu during a consultative meeting on review of the Public Health Act by the Law Commission on Thursday. The retired pathologist professor said […]
World Health Organisation (WHO) has given Malawi a status free status but government officials are warning against relaxing on personal and food hygiene. Health ministry spokesman Joshua Malango has confirmed of the status. “This is because Malawi has met the global guidelines of not recording cholera cases for a period of 14 days,” said Malango. […]
Government has now been forced to go for mandatory screening in the wake of the deadly ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ebola has killed 23 people in the DRC. Ministry of Health spokesman Joshua Malango said the screening is done at all border posts and airports. “There is no cause for alarm. […]
A health centre in Dedza remained closed today after its medical assistant run away on May 14 when the community around the health facility were baying for his blood. Some traditional leaders said the people were angry that the medical assistant failed to come out to help a sick person on May 14, which was […]
Many deaths occur in Malawi because there was no ambulance to respond to health emergency calls, Local government and rural development minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. Speaking when he presided over the official handover of five brand new Toyota Land Cruiser ambulances and office equipment to Mangochi District Hospital on Saturday, May 12, 2018, Nankhumwa […]
Patients at Chikwawa District Hospital have expressed disappointment over the lack of medicine at the facility. Speaking in an interview , one of the patients at the hospital who choose to be anonymous said she has been admitted to the hospital for the past three days but she had only received drugs once. “The doctors […]
Malawi’s Ministry of Health (MOH) says it is aware of an alert coming from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that declared that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in that country’s are of Bikoro in Equateur Province. According to social media, the alert by the government of DRC was issued on Tuesday (May […]
The 2017 Malaria Indicator Survey Report has indicated that the country is making strides in the fight against malaria registering a decline of malaria cases in children as well as an increase in the uptake in the usage of Insecticides-Treated Nets (ITNs). A press statement issued on Wednesday signed by Secretary for Health and Population, […]
Oxfam Malawi has appealed to government to scrap user fees in public hospitals, saying it contradicts the Universal Health Coverage Policy, which recommends that countries should reduce the burden on households when accessing healthcare. The Oxfam Malawi report hich aims at addressing inequality says user fees for treatment, care and services have proven to be “the most regressive […]
Shortage of facilities in Malawi’s hospitals continues to rear its ugly head at Chirumba rural health centre in Karonga where male and female patients are forced to share a ward due to lack of space. The situation has created discomfort among patients bearing the conservative cultural nature of people in the area. In Malawi, and Karonga in […]
The first medical delivery flight didn’t quite go as planned as the drone assigned to deliver blood samples from Area 25 Health Centre to Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) offices in Lilongwe crashed on April 18, 2018 at Area 25B soon after taking off. The test flight was being conducted by the Ministry of Health […]
Ministry of Health has said the newly constructed K100 million Biwi health centre structure in Lilongwe is not fit for the purpose because of poor workmanship by the contractor, forcing Lilongwe City Council to engage another contractor for improvements. Lilongwe City Council chief executive officer Moza Zeleza has confirmed that another contractor has been engaged to make improvements and renovations […]
Over 90 patients are referred to Bwaila District Hospital in Lilongwe from Kamuzu Central Hospital for scanning and x-ray services after the break down of the largest referral hospital’s computerised tomography (CT) scan machine and x-ray machine respectively. The development has forced doctors to guess patient’s ailments or ask them to seek diagnosis from other hospitals. Chiyanjano Kazombo, spokesperson […]
Minister of Health and Population Services, Atupele Muluzi has described Dedza District Council as one of the councils that are not doing well in managing district hospitals. Speaking in an interview with reporters after a surprise visit to Dedza District Council on Thursday following demonstrations that was held on Monday by health workers at Dedza […]
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 […]
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has disclosed it will be conducting a survey whose aim is to ascertain the prevalence of onchocerciasis, also known as river disease, in the lakeshore district of Karonga. The one-month long survey will be done in 34 villages and 30 primary schools in the district. The survey, second of its […]