Former Miss Malawi Blandina Khondowe, who bravely fought cancer for so many years, is being remembered by Malawians as a fearless fighter for justice and better treatment and care for cancer patients, after she died on Saturday as confirmed by her family. Blandina, who had won the Miss Malawi crown in 2002, was pronounced dead at […]
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has partnered with a cancer awareness and rights organization, Think Pink Malawi to hold this year’s annual breast cancer awareness virtual walk slated for this Saturday (tomorrow). NBM plc Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager Akossa Hiwa said in an interview that due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, this year’s walk will be a […]
Listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has donated K2.5 million towards cancer screening and treatment of vulnerable men and women through a cancer awareness and rights organization, Think Pink Malawi. Speaking during the handover of the cheque in Blantyre at the weekend, NBM plc Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager Akossa Hiwa noted that the […]
Every year, the world observes breast cancer awareness month in October. For the past four years, Think Pink Malawi has been organizing activities to educate the pubic on the importance of early detection of breast and cervical cancer under the theme “Early detection saves lives”. The 2017 events kicked off on 7th October with a fundraising brunch at Kumbali […]
Think Pink Malawi initiative in conjunction with International Women Association of Malawi (IWAM) has teamed up to organise events to bring awareness to breast cancer this October. The initiative which is run under the theme “early detection of cancer is key for survival” was launched in 2014 by then Miss Malawi Blandina Khondowe. In an […]
Think Pink Malawi, an initiative designed to reach out to rural women with breast and cervical cancer awareness has so far reached out to at least 5,000 women since 2014. Think Pink founder, Blandina Khondowe, in an interview said under the campaign whose main message is “Early detection of cancer is key for survival”, a […]
Malawi’s Premier Food and Music Festival returns this year with a great deal of diverse delicious treats on the menu. Ovation Advertising Agency public relations manager Rogers Siula disclosed that the Fusion Festival is scheduled to run from 27-29 October at the Bingu International Convention Centre’s Malawi Square. Siula highlighted that the 2017 return of […]
Harold Kapindu –Nyasa Times Think Pink Malawi, a breast cancer awareness organisation on Tuesday donated chemotherapy drugs worth half a million to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH). According to Think Pink’s Blandina Khondowe, the drugs will be administered to about 100 cancer patients from proceeds raised through a fashion show that was organised by Kudakwashe Munyikwa, […]
In bid to continue with the breast cancer awareness , Think Pink Malawi organization has advised women in the country to be proactive with issues that concern their health. Think Pink Founder, former Miss Malawi Blandina Mlenga Khondowe who is a breast cancer survivor, said in an interview that it is high time women started […]
Surely in today’s world, everyone will be touched by cancer as a patient, a family member or a friend; unfortunately that’s what seems to be life nowadays. October is the month of breast cancer focus globally including our country. I was never interested in cancer until I lost my dear mother Kaya Nandekayabo four years […]
The former 2002 Miss Malawi Blandina Kondowe (Blandina Mlenga) who once experienced the scourge of breast cancer has intensified a sensitization campaign drive to women within and outside Lilongwe city in a bid to provide hope and reduce deaths through mobile screening for early treatment in various health facilities. “In Malawi, while a small population is […]