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Malawi contains cholera outbreak, but people urged to continue observing preventive measures

The Ministry of Health has announced that the country has successfully contained a cholera outbreak, which claimed dozens of lives from 2022 to 2024.

Catholic Church intensifies fight against TB, leprosy in Malawi

A Catholic priest serving at St. Joseph Chiphwanya Parish in Dedza Diocese, Father Gerald Malota, has disclosed that the church has intensified efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy among…

Malawian Nurses, physicians commend Pres. Chakwera’s government for increasing top-up and professional allowances

Nurses and physician assistants have commended President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and his government for listening to their cry to improve their welfare by increasing top-up and professional allowances.

MHEN calls for amicable action to avert planned strike for Malawi’s nurses, physician assistants

Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) has called upon the Ministry of Health and disgruntled healthcare workers to consider taking amicable action to resolve their differences before 10th June in the…

Global clinicians, physicians body backs industrial action by Malawi healthcare workers

The Global Association of Clinical Officers and Physician Associates (GACOPA) has added its voice to the decision by the Physician Assistants Union of Malawi (PAUM) and Nurses Union of Malawi (NONM)…

Norwegian Nurses Organization backs NONM demands for improved health workers’ welfare, revised salaries and benefits in Malawi

The Norwegian Nurses Organisation (NNO) has backed demands by its local sister organization, the National Organization of Nurses and Midwives in Malawi (NONM), to have their salaries and other benefits…

WOCACA calls for stringent measures to protect youth from harmful tobacco products

Women’s Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA) has asked the Government of Malawi to implement and enforce stringent regulations on the marketing, sale, and distribution of tobacco products in order to protect…

Global Health Corps alumni donate to Mitundu Hospital, conduct screening services for chronic ailments

The Lilongwe Chapter of the Malawi alumni of the Global Health Corps have donated assorted medical drugs to Mitundu Community Hospital to ease the pressure the facility continues to face…