Malawi sees slight rise in Christmas births, renewing focus on family planning
The country has recorded 1,487 births on Christmas Day this year—764 girls and 723 boys—a slight increase from the 1,462 births recorded on the same day last year.
The country has recorded 1,487 births on Christmas Day this year—764 girls and 723 boys—a slight increase from the 1,462 births recorded on the same day last year.
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) in collaboration with Ministry of Health engaged communities through theatre performance at Traditional Authority Kuntaja in Blantyre on cholera and malaria prevention during the rainy season.
Japanese Embassy in collaboration with Partners in Health (PIH) also known locally as Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo has donated a portable digital X-ray machine to Neno District Health Office (DHO) with the aim of improving tuberculosis (TB) screening and diagnosis services to the communities.
Statistics at Chilomoni Health Centre in Blantyre indicate that the facility has registered a 97 percent immunization coverage, barely three percent shy of the finish line.
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.
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 hospitalizations for patients and cutting costs on healthcare services.
Director General for Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) Mphatso Kawaye has expressed dissatisfaction with some of the sentences that courts of law imposed on convicts of drug cases.
The Non Communicable Diseases Alliance Malawi (NCDAMW) has stressed the need to increase public understanding and awareness about diabetes for the country to tame the disease.
In an effort to combat suicide cases, Mental Health Coalition Malawi has launched a new initiative offering free call-in therapy sessions for individuals struggling with mental health issues across the country.
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