About 1.7 million Malawian children have been targeted in the first round of Child Health Days (CHD) campaign as one…
YONECO introduces new SRH project
Lack of youth friendly approach has been singled out as one of the challenges hampering access to Sexual and Reproductive…
Mzimba North DHO targets 92,000 children in health week
At least 92,000 under five children in Mzimba are expected to benefit from the distribution of vitamin A during the…
Let the poor access health insurance – CSOs
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the health sector have appealed to government to extend the National Health Insurance Scheme to…
Govt worried over disruption of health delivery during demos
The ministry of Health and Population has asked people to conduct demonstrations responsibly to avoid disruption of delivery of health…
Government primed to fight Ebola
Government says it has intensified efforts to fight against any possible outbreak of Ebola in the country. Delivering a ministerial…
Hundreds of thousands affected by health centre closure in Mzuzu
Mzimba North District Health Office says about 150,000 people have been negatively affected by closure of Mapale Health Centre which…
Govt reschedules second cervical cancer vaccination
Ministry of Health says it has rescheduled the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) second dose vaccination from July 2019 to January…
Second phase of HPV vaccine to be rolled out in June
Government intends to start routine administering of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination against cervical cancer among women. Principal Secretary for…
Expert tips parents on child injury prevention
A health practitioner has underscored the need for parents and guardians to take their rightful role in ensuring that children…
Zomba DHO in cholera awareness drive
Zomba District Health Office (DHO) has pledged to continue putting measures to combat potential cholera outbreaks in the district. Zomba…
Malawi unveils plans to graduate to new strategy to end AIDS
Malawi plans to graduate to 95:95:95 HIV/AIDS targets from 2020 to 2025, a senior health official has disclosed. The move…