The courts have once again dealt a blow to President Peter Mutharika’s administration, with the High Court in Blantyre nullifying his appointment of Chrissy Kamwachale as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi. In a judgment, Judge Edna Bodole ruled that Mutharika’s April 30, 2026 decision to appoint Kamwachale […]
As the National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives (NONM) prepares to go to the polls this November, veteran nurse George Nkhoma has confirmed he will stand for the position of President, pledging to restore integrity to the organisation. Speaking in an interview after submitting his nomination papers, Nkhoma said nurses and midwives across Malawi have […]
The National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) has condemned escalating incidences of social media attacks on nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers due to false rumours surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The attacks prompted the organization to hold a press briefing in Blantyre on Saturday morning where NONM president, Shouts Galang’anda Simeza, disclosed […]
Human Resource for Health Coalition has welcomed President Lazarus Chakwera introduction of special award for most dedicated health workers in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Speaking during his weekly national address Saturday night, Chakwera said five health workers nominated by various medical associations will be receiving the award every three months for their dedication […]
Nurses in Malawi on Tuesday celebrated the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife (IYNM) in the middle of a challenging working environmental with Covid-19 pandemic, urging the general public to celebrate and recognise them not as unsung heroes but as professionals who deserve the respect of all society and are worthy of descent wages and protection. Marking […]
National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (Nonm) has asked its members to proceed to work normally after assurances by the government to resolve their grievances which include lack of protective equipment and welfare in the wake of coronavirus (Covid-19). The nurses have also demanded government to give them risk allowance of 70 percent of […]
Nurses and Midwives Organization of Malawi (NONM) has said government must decisively consider recruiting more nurses and midwives into the system saying they are, by far, falling short in human resource. The body says it does not make “meaningful sense” for health facilities across the country to be running without nurses and midwives when hundreds […]
Officials from the National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) have advised health care workers remaining t a health centre in Dowa to leave the post. NONM’s executive director Shouts Simeza said all the remaining heath workers at Bowe health centre should leave the place following the recent attack on a nurse by […]
National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (Nonm) executive committee last week paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Health and Population, Atupele Muluzi in Lilongwe to discuss issues affecting the nursing and midwifery professional. Nonm President, Shouts Simeza said the meeting with the Minister following their petition to government to look into […]
National Organisation for Nurses and Midwives (Nonm) have elected new office bearers with Shouts Simeza the Principal for St John of God Nursing College in Mzuzu given the mandate to govern the operations of the organisationas as its president for the next four years. Simeza replaces veteran health advocate, Dorothy Ngóma who has served the organisation both as an executive […]
National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives has petitioned President Peter Mutharika to give executive orders to government to recruit over 2 000 nurses who graduated two years ago. Outgoing president of the organization Dorothy Ngoma presented the seven-point petition to Mutharika through minister of Health Atupele Muluzi during an annual general meeting in Lilongwe. “The […]
At least 2,000 nurses and midwives in Malawi, some having graduated as far as two years ago, remain unemployed yet public health facilities in the country are facing acute shortage of health workers. This was disclosed last Saturday during an advocacy meeting involving various stakeholders including National Organization of Nurses and Midwives (NONM), representatives of […]
In Malawi, where the healthcare system frequently makes headlines for its shortages of drugs and medical workers; Owen Nyaka of Nyasa Times investigate an existing gap that contributes to human resource for health deficit. Malawi has produced less than 10,000 nurse and midwives; according to Nurses and Midwives Council fact sheet – yet the country’s population […]
There is an acute shortage of midwives in health facilities across the country with a total of only 3233 midwives against the required 23 637, a recent study by White Ribbon Alliance for safe motherhood revealed. Professor Maurine Chirwa of Prime Health Consulting which carried out the study said serving midwives were below World Health […]
Malawians have hailed the Nurses and Midwives Council for stepping in swiftly to stop nurses who take pictures on accidents victims or patients and post them on social media. Facebook, Whatsapp and other social media platforms has of late been awash with pictures of accident victims or patients allegedly taken on smartphones by some unprofessional […]
Nurses and midwives have been warned they will be investigated and punished if they are found sharing pictures of victims at accident scenes or in hospital, including via social media without consent. And the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi (NMCM) tough new position statement on the issue comes after people have been sharing pictures […]
Over 300 nurses who were supposed to sit for interviews Tuesday to get employment in public hospitals will have to wait a little longer as Nurses and Midwives Organisation of Malawi has obtained a court injunction against the holding of the interviews. Dorothy Ngoma, executive director of National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives confirmed Monday […]
Malawi nurses have warned they will take industrial action government to rescind its decision to allow over 300 new cadres of nurses and doctors to start practicing to save lives in hospitals of the country. government has withdrawn the redeployment list and offer letters of employment to newly recruited nurse midwives, technicians and nursing officers […]