Inadequate resources to support antenatal and postnatal services challenge the dream to achieve safe motherhood vision at Kaluluma Health Centre in Malawi’s Central Region district of Kasungu. This has been revealed following the project that Parent and Child Initiative (PACHI) implemented in the area — targeting maternal and new born health and one of the […]
The Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has embarked on an ambitious project aimed to address gaps in malaria fight and provision of primary healthcare in Neno district. PACHI is a local non-governmental organization working to improve the delivery of maternal and neonatal healthcare services in Malawi. The organization’s project officer, Russel Msiska, told Nyasa […]
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has refused to supply potable water to Mchitanjiru residents which was one of the hot spot areas of cholera during the 2017/2018 rainy season, saying the area falls under Central Region Water Board (CRWB). Assistant Public Relations Officer, Vanessa Chidyaonga made the remarks at Mchitanjiru Primary School recently where several duty […]
Parent Aid Child Initiative (PACHI) has urged communities which were affected by cholera in Lilongwe to form groups that will enhance information sharing on cholera and other health issues that the communities are likely to face. PACHI, a nongovernmental organization working hand in hand with UNICEF, has so far in Lilongwe visited area 36, Kawuma, […]
Having advocated on issues of maternal and newborn health in the country for five years, Mamaye, a campaign managed by Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has phased out. This was disclosed at a dissemination meeting held on Friday in Lilongwe where Mamaye took stock of their activities and showcased their activities to stakeholders. The […]
The Ministry of Gender, Disability and Children Welfare has said is putting measures in campsites sheltering flood victims in the country that are aimed at protecting children and women from abuses. Principal Secretary in the Ministry, Mary Shaba, said women have previously fallen prey to abuses because of lack of effective strategies in place. She […]
The development of a country is directly linked to how it provides essential services to its populace, chief among them being the provision and accessibility of quality health services. In health sector, the maternal and newborn health situation is a major indicator and it gives a general picture of a country’s basic care provided to […]
A local NGO, Parent And Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has engaged rural communities on the blood donation exercise to complement the Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) initiative of reaching out to secondary and college students. The model is a component of Social Mobilization and Accountability Project which is in 12 districts, Mzimba south and north, […]
Mamaye Movement, an initiative that aims at improving maternal and newborn survival by engaging the public, has, has appealed to the Malawi media to write more stories on health related issues. The country lead for Mamaye Project, Mathias Chatuluka, made the appeal in Salima during a training workshop his organisation arranged for the media. Chatuluka said […]