Malawi’s health institutions asked to prioritize link between GBV, women’s health
Women’s Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA) has appealed to health institutions in Malawi to prioritize the link between gender-based violence (GBV) and women’s health as the global community commemorates this year’s 16…
Survivors call for greater investment in NCDs fight in Malawi
Survivors of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have pleaded with the Government of Malawi and other stakeholders to seriously consider increasing funding to NCDs fight to prevent untimely deaths of productive…
NGO urges Malawi Government to decriminalize drug use: “Treat to reduce harm instead of punishing”
Drug Policy and Harm Reduction Platform (DPHRP Malawi Chapter) has reiterated calls for the Government of Malawi to decriminalize drug use in an effort to reduce harm among users.
Empowered health workforce, community structures for increased immunization coverage in Malawi
Statistics at Chilomoni Health Centre in Blantyre, Malawi, indicate that the facility has registered a 97 percent immunization coverage, barely three percent shy of the finish line.
Collabo yields immunization dividends in Chiute Village of Mchinji, Malawi
Combined efforts to get every child and mother vaccinated against diseases are paying dividends in the area of Village Head (VH) Chiute of Traditional Authority Mlonyeni in Mchinji district in…
Outreach Scout Foundation trains community leaders in palliative care in Lilongwe’s rural settings
Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF) – a local non-governmental organization in Malawi – has challenged healthcare workers and community leaders to collaborate in championing palliative care as one way of reducing…
WOCACA calls for greater investment in cervical cancer elimination programmes in Malawi’s rural and underserved communities
Women’s Coalition Against Cancer (WOCACA) has called for greater and enhanced collaboration and resource mobilization in the fight against cervical cancer in Malawi, especially in rural and underserved communities.
NGO worried with escalation of mental health problems among workers
Malawi continues to register in escalation in cases of stress, burnout, and anxiety among workers in various sectors despite growing recognition of mental health as a critical component of well-being,…
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…