Health

Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) Assistant Projects Officer, Herbert Chakwawa, has hailed mother care groups (MCGs) in Kasungu for constructing houses for Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs), a development he says has helped to promote access to immunization services in communities.

The Center for Development of People (CEDEP) has terminated a project that was aimed at reducing HIV prevalence and increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among key populations in Mzimba North, Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mangochi.

Dr. Charles Mwansambo is no stranger to Malawi’s public health sector having served as Secretary for Health and retired in 2023 following a distinguished...

Situated in Lilongwe’s Area 47 is the new Lilongwe Family Health Clinic offering paediatric specialist services, general medical consultations for all ages, and a...

Nine ambulances at Mangochi District Hospital remain out of service, with four lacking any clear repair plan, following meetings between musician Patience Namadingo and district authorities.

Head of Infrastructure Development in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sanderson Kuyeri, says the National Cancer Centre (NCC), once fully operational, will assist government to save $2 million (approximately K3.4 billion) per year, the amount it spends on sending cancer patients abroad.

At the northeastern tip of Kasungu District near the border with Mzimba, there sits a community called Manjondo Village, telephonically disconnected from the rest of the district.