Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has commended government's efforts in increasing the ministry’s budget which has contributed significantly to the efficiency and operations of the ministry.
Senior Chief Malanda in Nkhata Bay has commended government for its commitment to bring health service facilities close to the people, saying this will improve health service delivery in the district.
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday donated to Malawi government 48 kits of paediatric severe acute malnutrition (PEDSAM) worth MK62.2m to address the challenges posed by paediatric severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the country.
Malawi has registered a decline in new HIV infections by 73 percent between 2010 and 2022 while Aids-related deaths have gone down by 68 percent during the same period, the Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has said.
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda announced Monday evening that cholera, which tragically claimed the lives of more than 1,700 individuals over the past year, is no longer categorized as a public health emergency within the country.
Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has expressed satisfaction with the roles played by District Environmental Health Officers (DEHOs) across the country in fighting health crises through various interventions.
The Japanese Government, through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has donated 28 three tonner hino trucks and five units of cold rooms with generators to the Malawi Government.
The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed that Malawi is set to host the high-level emergency ministerial meeting on cholera epidemics, polio and climate-related public health emergencies.
Government has said the development of the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) III has aligned the multi-sectoral approach to human capital development laid out in the Malawi 2063.
