This is unacceptable! Women were forced to take carry dead body of a child at their back due to lack of transport facilities at Dowa District Hospital and the situation is getting worse in most public health facilities. A heartbreaking picture that shocked the nation when it went viral in chat groups on social media, […]
Health Minister Peter Kumpalume says his ministry has put strategies to strengthen and improve primary health care at health centres in a bid to reduce congestion at central and district hospitals. He made the remarks Friday after visiting facilities at Mikundi and Nkhwazi Health Centres under the Result Based Finance (RBF) Maternal programme in Mchinji. […]
Out of 63 Ministry of Health officials who were implicated in the embezzlement of K2.5 billion donor money meant for HIV and Aids fight, only 38 remain as suspects, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report. An audit report by NAO revealed that the money was siphoned from the ministry’s accounts through various dubious […]
As Christians were celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on Sunday 25 December, Christmas day, at least 180 babies were born nationwide, Ministry of Health has said. Ministry of Health spokesman Adrian Chikumbe said Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre recorded 26 babies born on Christmas. They were 13 boys and 13 girls. According to information […]
Katuli Dispensary in Mangochi has closed down after a fracas after some villages pelted the health facility with stones after the lone clincian refused to wake up at night and help a patient. Senior Group Village Headman said some villagers had brought a very sick woman at night at the hospital. “The watchman told the […]
Guardians at Mzimba District Hospital are at high risk of water borne diseases such as cholera, due to the bad state of the facility which lets in water when it rains. The guardian shelter, which is housing over 100 guardians, has latrines which are now full, poorly taken-care-of rubbish pit and no kitchen, making life […]
People suffering from chronic illnesses in the country now have increased chances to access pain-relieving medication and intervention after Palliative Care Association of Malawi (PACAM), in conjunction with Ministry of Health loosened up legislation that used to limit use of strong pain-relieving drugs. PACAM revealed the development during commemoration of World Hospice and Palliative Care […]
Government Thursday expressed worries over the absence of nurses and doctors in hospital as they are out attending workshops organized by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Speaking during a National Advocacy Meeting by Development Communications Trust (DCT) and Centre for Human Rights Rehabilitation (CHRR) with assistance from OXFAM in Lilongwe, Head of Quality Management Unit Dr Andrew […]
A Mchinji businessman Simbi Phiri on Wednesday handed over Tembwe Health Centre he renovated and constructed to the tune of K200 million to the Ministry of Health in Mchinji. Receiving the facility on behalf of government, Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume hailed the good gesture by the South African based businessman Phiri for funding the […]
Monkey–Bay Community Hospital in Mangochi has received a certificate of excellence in reproductive health upon registering no single case of maternal death over the past two years. For achieving the feat, the hospital received a solar panel facility and delivery kits. Speaking on Tuesday at the hospital after presentation of the certificate of recognition, Minister […]
Government says it is losing K8 billion in treating preventable diseases as 52 percent of the diseases that are recorded in the country’s health facilities are avertable. Minister of Health Dr Peter Kumpalume revealed the development in an interview on the sidelines of celebration of Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in the area of chief […]
Over 60 Health ministry officials who were suspended nine months ago for allegedly abusing huge sums of money meant for an HIV project funded by the US Centre for Disease Control, are back in office, comfortably, without any charges. Ministry of Health spokesperson Adrian Chikumbe confirmed the 63 health officials were suspected to have drawn […]
The country’s health is in crisis as evidenced by the death of eight patients due to blackouts at two of the country’s referral hospitals, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) and Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH). Malawi is currently experiencing critical power outages as the utility provider Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) is failing to generate […]
Treasury and ministry of health officials have been engaged in verbal war over hospital funding as the state of economy continues to tilt badly. Health ministry spokesperson Adrian Chikumbe said Treasury funding is too low to meet high health standards in public hospitals including provision of food to patients for better administration of medicine to […]
People of Nsanje are up in arms against officials from Nsanje District Hospitals for allegedly charging for health services. Some people from Nsanje and Chikhwawa said the situation is very critical when they are referred to use the X ray facilities. One woman from Nsanje claimed she was asked to pay K500 for the service […]
Minister of Health, Dr Peter Kumpalume has hailed the Results Based Financing (RBF) maternal health project for enabling mothers access safe and good services at hospitals thereby reducing maternal mortality. The project among other things, aims at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity by providing needy pregnant women with cash to enable them access […]
Two Malawian trainee surgeons Takondwa Itaye-Kamangira and Wone Banda who work at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi but currently in Scotland for training, are joining a number of their Scots colleagues in a £50,000 fundraising drive to help support future medics from Malawi by going on a 51-mile cycle on Saturday. The two […]
National Audit Office (NAO) audit has revealed that donor money amounting to K925, 918, 030.14 were looted from the health ministry’s finance, human resources and HIV and AIDS department. The auditors pounced at the Department following request by the American Ambassador Virginia Palmer who had suspected that some dishonest employees were abusing the funds to spearhead […]