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…
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)…