Mpox Declaration and ResponseOn 14 August 2024, the World Health Organisation WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Mpox virus, surging across several African countries, as a “public h…
Lire la suiteZomba - In the remote community of Tongwe, an island on Lake Chirwa in Zomba district, Malawi, a small crowd gathers under the shade of an old mango tree as health workers prepare for the day’s vaccination drive. Among t…
Lire la suiteGrasham Namita (55) gazed across the tranquil waters of Lake Malawi as he stood on the shore of Chisi Island, but his thoughts were far from the usual rhythm of life. On this day, Namita would receive the COVID-19 vaccin…
Lire la suiteLilongwe- WHO Malawi, officially handed over 48 sets of Pediatric Severe Acute Malnutrition kits worth MK62,230,980.00 to the Ministry of Health. These kits represent a crucial contribution to Malawi's healthcare system,…
Lire la suiteIn February 2022, a single case of Wild Polio Virus 1 sent shockwaves in Malawi, a case of a 14-year-old child in Ndirande, Blantyre changing the focus from under 5 routine immunization at birth to children aged 0-15 gro…
Lire la suiteMalawi has been experiencing frequent cholera outbreaks since it reported the first case in 1973. The most significant outbreaks occurred in the cholera seasons of 1998/1999 and 2001/2002. The worst outbreak occurred rec…
Lire la suiteIt was a regular day in Mwansambo Village, Dwangwa Nkhotakota. Che Wisiki walked in the rain drizzles with his wife Patuma to their home, satisfied they had done enough to guarantee higher yields in the cropping season. …
Lire la suiteLilongwe – The Government of Malawi through the Public Health Institute of Malawi has declared the end of a protracted Cholera Outbreak, more than two years after the declaration of the outbreak was made on 3 March …
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