President Joyce Banda has assured people in Lilongwe of the construction of a huge hospital to cater for children at Kamuzu Central Hospital premises. Banda disclosed the plans at a rally she held at Kalambo School ground on Monday during a whistle stop tour she conducted in the city. The hospital will be the first […]
The ruling People’s Party (PP) in its manifesto has proposed and pledged to construct a state of art military hospital in Lilongwe once voted to power in the forthcoming Tripartite Elections. PP furthermore reveals to boost the health sector across the country by constructing district hospitals and rehabilitating health centers which are dilapidated in all the cities. The hospital […]
The shortage of heath care workers in Malawi rural areas will soon be a thing of the past following the launch of a new training program for health care workers. The program which is championed by an international NGO Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the U.S. President’s […]
Malawi government has rejected a donation of K3 million by United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Austin Muluzi for the purchase of drugs in the country’s three referral hospitals, Ministry of Health spokesman confirmed on Thirsday. Atupele, the youngest of the 12 presidential candidates in the May 20 tripartite elections, made a donation of K1 million each […]
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) has dismissed assertions that they have been rocked with a severe drug crisis, saying they have enough drugs and other essentialities in stock to keep them going for the next three months. Receiving a donation of drugs from OG Plastic Industries last Wednesday, head of department of medicines at QECH […]
President Joyce Banda has procured 10 small ambulances worth more than K24 million to be distributed to some rural health centres in the country to promote safe maternal health. The manufacturer, Japan Auto Limited delivered the ambulances at the Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Monday. Japan Auto Limited is a new company assembling various makes […]
The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi on Sunday made a donation of K1 million each to the country’s three major referral hospitals. Atupele said donated MK 1 million each to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Kamuzu Central Hospital and Mzuzu Central Hospital to enable the institutions buy essential medicines and other accessories. His […]
Rak Gas international a United Arab Emirates based company on Monday donated medicine and medical supplies to Malawi. The handover ceremony of the donation which took place at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe was attended by President Joyce Banda as well as Ministry of Health officials. The donation comes following the visit of President Banda to […]
Minister of Health, Catherine Gotani, said on Tuesday that Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) mortuary at Malawi’s major referral hospital had bodies rotting after three of its coldrooms broke down because of “gross negligence “by some top officials. The Minister was speaking at a presidential news conference in the capital Lilongwe on Tuesday. President Joyce Banda had […]
Malawian Minister of Health, Catherine Gotani Hara has apologised unreservedly for the rotting of bodies at the Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe for over a month due to broken down cold rooms. Hara who had claimed that she was not aware of the stench that has engulfed the referral health facility, said the situation […]
Officials at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) have buried the decomposed corpses in a mass grave on Monday afternoon after the mortuary at Malawi’s major referral hospital has been shut down as three of its coldrooms have broken down. The bodies were buried at Biwi cemetery near Lilongwe Girls Secondary School. The bodies decomposed following the non-functioning of […]
The mortuary at a major referral in the capital Lilongwe, Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) has been closed down due to “fridge failure”, Nyasa Times understands. Hospital authorities said only one cold-room is working and cannot accommodate all dead bodies. Reports indicate that the mortuary is now full since the other three cold rooms are broken […]
Construction work for a health facility in Malawi’s northern region district of Chitipa has stalled following government’s failure to pay the building contractor, Nyasa Times has learnt. Project engineer for Zowoya Building Contractors – proprietors of the construction – Bone Bongolo said in an interview that they were failing to keep the work going because of financial […]
Police in Nkhotakota have arrested two health officials and a businessman in connection with the looting of government drugs from Nkhotakota District Health Office. Nkhotakota Police Spokes Person Kaitano Lubrino said the suspect were arrested following tip off the police received from the public. “The Police receives a tip that a businessman who owns a […]
Operations at the Dowa district hospital have been paralysed as health workers went into strike which has claimed the life of a six-year-old child. The health workers are striking over LOCUM allowances. The child was waiting for treatment when she passed away. She was however left unattended and died Monday morning. The hospital spokesperson Daniel […]
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Malawi’s commercial capital of Blantyre, the biggest referral hospital in the Southern Region, is operating without dialysis machines – forcing kidney patients to scramble for healthcare at the Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Nyasa Times has learnt. Ministry of Health spokesperson Henry Chimbali said the hospital will have […]
Scores of male and female patients are being sheltered in the same ward at Mzenga Health Centre in the lakeshore district of Nkhata Bay due to lack of enough wards at the health facility, Nyasa Times has learnt. A visit to the centre by Nyasa Times crew on Saturday revealed that upgrading of the facility halted three years ago despite the […]
Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi Asborn Eidhammer has advised the Ministry of Health to take proper care and management of health funding from donors particularly Norway. The envoy said this on Monday 16th December, 2013 at a Budget and Planning meeting held in the capital city, Lilongwe. Eidhammer has however revealed that the support from his […]