Balaka nurses go on strike demanding removal of DHO
Government is spending K100, 000 per day paying hired health personnel at Balaka District Hospital where nurses have gone on […]
Health & Well-being
Access to medicines in Malawi: A battle for all, even Presidents
Empty pharmacy and hospital shelves are so common in Malawi that a phrase has been coined to describe them: ‘stock-outs’. […]
Three CNN Heroes are working together to help AIDS orphans in Malawi
In the movies, it’s a familiar storyline: superheroes joining forces to tackle a world crisis. But CNN Heroes can do […]
Zimbabwe’s MPs get circumcised to fight HIV
A group of Zimbabwean MPs are getting circumcised as part of a campaign to reduce HIV and Aids cases. A […]
“Mind the gap” – The crippling impact of HIV/AIDS on family composition and elderly Malawians
By Karissa Gall (Journalists for Human Rights) The old “respect your elders” adage has customarily been an important part of […]
Malawi clinics get free condoms for a year
Red Hot Organization (RHO) a non-profit international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture, recently showed it’s support for […]
Kamuzu Central Hospital: Order restored as nurses go back to working overtime
Health workers at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe on Tuesday resumed working overtime shifts ending a weeklong strike over low […]
Kamuzu Central Hospital: Patients helpless as 5 die due to lack of attention
Patients at the emergency section of the Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, were helpless on Sunday during […]
Manet+ urges to engage gays in HIV/fight
Government should change its policies on same sex relationships to ensure that people with this sexual orientation are protected from […]
HACRI Ltd in blood cancer treatment fundraiser
Participants in the Health and Civic Research Initiative Ltd (HACRI Ltd) Big Walk for Cancer raised their heart rates to […]
In Malawi if you’re diagnosed with cancer, you die
Being one of the 24 countries with no radiotherapy machine with a limited access to medications, Malawi’s health care system […]
United Nations Development Programme to donate medical equipment to QECH
On Thursday 24 May 2012, the United Nations Development Programme will hand over assorted medical equipment to the intensive care […]
Treat the mother – save the baby
The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death […]
Phalombe citizens ask for hospital
Traditional, political and religious leaders in Phalombe district have asked government to construct a district hospital at its headquarters because […]
Gates Foundation partner forces vaccines on Malawian children at gunpoint, arrests parents
Get your shots, or else get shot. That is the message being sent by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation […]
Rural Malawi’s inaccessibility to oral healthcare
Isaac Muralaudira is 8 years old and has never visited a dentist. He suffers from periodontal disease and tooth decay. […]
School Pupils Use Internet to Bring Electricity to Malawi Village
School children and villagers over 5,000 miles away in a remote corner of Malawi will soon have access to a […]
Wilderness Safaris Malawi launches rhino tracking experience
Wilderness Safaris Malawi, in conjunction with Malawi’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, […]