LILONGWE, Malawi, 12 October 2026 — The World Health Organization (WHO), the Government of Malawi and United Nations partners have called for stronger emergency preparedness to ensure continued access to essential sexual…
Read moreSince 2025, SPECS 2030 has been implemented in nine pioneering countries in the region: The Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia.
Read moreWhen schools closed in Chikwawa and many parts of the country, many children left their homes to attend traditional initiation camps, known locally as ku Simba. While these cultural gatherings are an important part of co…
Read moreFor a long time, Agness Chinkudzu carried a fear that many parents can relate to: the fear of seeing her child fall ill. Living in Kuyenderana Village in Chikwawa, she had watched her child become sick after previous vac…
Read moreFollowing the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in environmental surveillance samples in Blantyre, and its subsequent confirmation among children in the community, Malawi rapidly activat…
Read moreEarly detection of public health threats requires continuous capacity strengthening to detect early and monitor outbreaks and to build effective disease surveillance systems. The Ministry of Health rolled out the third e…
Read moreAs the world marked World Health Day 2026 under the theme “Together for Health. Stand with Science,” Malawi had much to celebrate. Across the country, science continues to deliver real results by protecting children, pre…
Read moreMalawi is among the pathfinder countries under the Health Data Collaborative (HDC) and the SDG 3 Global Action Plan—global efforts that bring together governments, international agencies, donors, and academia to improve …
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