Pressure is mounting on Malawian authorities to end a bitter standoff threatening the country’s next Global Fund windfall, as a growing coalition of faith leaders and rights groups warn that thousands of lives could be at stake if the impasse drags on any longer. The Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected […]
The National TB Control Program (NTP) said it has recorded less than 10 cases with 2 deaths from tuberculosis (TB) and coronavirus since the declaration of Covid-19 as a national disaster in March this year. NTP Deputy Prigram Manager, Isiahs Dambe told the media during an Update Meeting on TB and Covid-19 in Mangochi during […]
Malawi through the National Tuberclosis Control Program has failed to celebrate the activities to mark National Tuberclosis Day as the rest of the world marked the World TB Day on Tuesday due to coronavirus threats. The celebrations were scheduled to take place in Mangochi District under the theme: “ItsTime for a World without TB; Know […]
The National TB Control Program (NTCP) has disclosed that it recorded 17000 cases of tuberculosis (TB) with 1700 deaths representing 10 percent of the total cases in 2019. The figures are a decrease from the 30,000 cases it registered in 2018. TB is the leading killer of people living with HIV/AIDD and a major cause […]
When he picked his job as Laboratory Technician at Mzuzu Central Hospital few years ago, Ian Kambwani’s celebratory mood for picking the new job was short-lived. He realised that he had to work in risky conditions that exposed him to airborne diseases like tuberculosis (TB). The room he operated from did not have any scientific […]
The National TB Control Programme and Malawi Network of Aids Service Organisations (MANASO) have reaffirmed their commitment to working together to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in the mining sector in Malawi. The two institutions say TB cases are rising at an alarming rate in the mining sector in Malawi’s mining sector; hence, the need for government […]
Community sputum collection points across Malawi managed to identify at least 1000 Tuberculosis (TB) patients in 2018 alone and helped the sick to access treatment, effectively avoiding transmission which could have lead to 15,000 new TB cases. Technical and Advocacy Coordinator for TB at Action Aid Malawi, Kondwani Mshali, disclosed this in Mbwadzulu village in […]
Ntcheu District is progressing in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB) since the establishment of Sputum collecting centres. TB Coordinator for Ntcheu, Sydreck Golden said at Masimale Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Kwataine during a joint review of TB and HIV Global Fund Programme. He said the programme has establishment Care groups which […]
Globe Hope Mobilization (GLOHOMO), an organisation that promotes access to equitable health services has commended i nmates at Kasungu Prison for willingly going for HIV and tuberculosis (TB) testing, a thing stakeholders say has helped reduce new infections at the reformation centre. Glohomo said the inmates responded positively to efforts aimed at reducing cases of […]
It is night – around 23:00- here at Rumphi boma. People from all walks of life are flocking into this uptown night club. They are here either to drink beer or just to have. Some of these people are here to celebrate the day’s fortune while others could be taking these hard stuffs to forget […]
Malawi government says tuberculosis (TB) is now back as a top infectious killer , saying in 2017 it killed 2 700 people out Of the 1 000 people who tested positive for the bacterial disease, the main cause of deaths related to antimicrobial resistance and the leading killer of people with HIV. A senior official […]
Malawi’s Ministry of Health (MoH), under the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP), has procured state-of-the-art mobile van clinics in a bid to intensify it’s strategic plan to reassess active cases of the deadly disease. MoH publicity officer Joshua Malango said NTP has seven of these named mobile van intervention and are stationed Blantyre City (2), the Capital City Lilongwe (2), […]
Chikwawa District Hospital Medical Officer, Dr. Dan Kang’ombe applauded Centre for Human Rights, Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) for the awareness campaigns they are conducting on the danger of Tuberculosis (TB) within the district’s prison. He said this on Thursday during the TB awareness campaign at Chikwawa Prison where he promises to conduct mass screening […]
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, says a source book is being developed to be used by Malawian teachers in primary schools in imparting knowledge to learners on causes, prevention and treatment of Tuberculosis. Deputy Director for Basic Education in the ministry, Ellen Simango, said the ministry has realized that Tuberculosis is one of the […]
Health and communication experts have pleaded with the media to extensively cover Tuberculosis (TB) and other occupational lung diseases to raise awareness among people. The experts from Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Lesotho made the plea in Maseru during their three-day symposium on regional TB and Occupational Health Communication Awareness Raising and Information Exchange. They said […]
Herbalists in Dedza have embarked on three months tuberculosis (TB) awareness campaign with the aim of encouraging community members to seek medical attention at medical health facilities whenever they catch the illness. President for Dedza Herbalists Association, Masiyambuyo Njolomole, said on Wednesday there is an increase in TB cases due to prevalence of HIV and […]
Children in the country are expected to start receiving the long awaited child friendly Tuberculosis (TB) drug which was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in December, 2015. National TB Control Programme Director, James Mpunga said they are only waiting to receive the drugs from the Global Drug Facility (GDF) in August. According to […]
Malawi stands to benefit among some Southern Africa Region countries from a newly launched Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Project, courtesy of World Bank’s $122 million financial assistance to tackle the scourge of Tuberculosis (TB). The project which has been launched on Wednesday in Maputo will primarily benefit TB-affected individuals and households in […]