Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)

US Aid Freeze Puts Millions at Risk of HIV Drug Shortage in Africa – WHO

Published on March 19, 2025 by Evance Kapito

Eight countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Lesotho, are at risk of running out of HIV drugs following the US government’s […]

Mpox Case Found in Uganda Prison

Published on October 8, 2024 by Evance Kapito

A case of mpox has been confirmed in Nakasongola Prison, central Uganda, as reported by the Uganda Prison Service on […]

Mpox Viral Infection Claims 2 Lives In South Africa

Published on June 14, 2024 by Evance Kapito

South African Government under health ministry has announced the deadly viral outbreak of Mpox formerly known as Monkeypox. Mpox is […]

Blantyre DHO urges Media practitioners to triple coverage on cholera outbreak

Published on April 5, 2023 by Evance Kapito

Health officials in Blantyre have embarked on an offensive mission of curbing further spread of cholera outbreak in the aftermath […]

WHO intensifies fight against Cholera in Malawi

Published on December 22, 2022 by Alinafe Gamaliel

The Ministry of health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has received life saving Cholera supplies worth $176 million from World Health Organization […]

World can bring pandemic under control within months – WHO

Published on April 20, 2021 by Face of Malawi

The world can bring the global COVID-19 pandemic under control in the coming months provided it distributes the necessary resources […]

Aids Deaths Could Double In Sub-Saharan Africa Due To Covid-19: UN

Published on May 12, 2020 by Mc Noel Kasinja

The number of deaths from Aids-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa could double if the provision of healthcare to HIV sufferers […]

US tells citizens not to travel to China as coronavirus toll tops 200

Published on January 31, 2020 by Face of Malawi

The US government warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new coronavirus reached 213 […]

Health Sector to go Digital

Published on March 22, 2019 by Flora Mitumba

Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi has said Malawi will make record keeping health services digital to improve efficiency […]

Doctors are warning that the Ebola virus is “totally out of control” in West Africa

Published on June 21, 2014 by Face of Malawi

A senior official for Doctors Without Borders has warned that the Ebola virus is “totally out of control” in west Africa, where […]

Malawi health personnel on the lookout for the possibility of Ebola virus spreading from immigrants

Published on April 2, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Health personnel are on the lookout for the possibility of immigrants bringing in the Ebola virus into Malawi. The virus has attacked some […]

Malawi govt putting in place policies to attract tobacco cigarette manufacturing companies

Published on March 25, 2014 by Face of Malawi

President Joyce Banda says her government is putting in place deliberate policies to attract tobacco cigarette manufacturing companies as a […]

Adding vaccines to intensify the assault on malaria

Published on May 10, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

At the turn of the last century, the call to action to bring to bear tools such as insecticide-treated bed […]