Drug shortage hits Malawi public hospitals–Report
Malawi’s government hospitals are experiencing critical shortages of medicines putting the health of patients at risk forcing some hospitals to turn patients away. Health Rights Education Programme...
View ArticleOf hospital user fees in Malawi
Recently there has been a lot of discussion and debate on the intention of government to introduce user fees in all public hospitals in the country. Some are for it while others are against it, based...
View ArticleMalaria still major health concern in Malawi
Despite fervent efforts to combating it, Malaria is still a major health concern in the country, chief of health services in the Ministry of Health Dr. Charles Mwansambo says. Mwansambo said “women and...
View ArticleMinister explains hospital user fees, health fund and reforms
Minister of Health Dr Jean Kalirani has explained that government will introduce paying fees in all its public hospitals to be used to finance a health fund to address underfunding within the health...
View ArticleMalawians making too many babies —Health Minister
Minister of Health Dr Jean Kalilani has noted that Malawians are having too many babies which will impact on the population growth of the one of the world’s most impoverished countries. Kalilani said...
View ArticleMalawi govt backtracks on hospital user fees
The government has backtracked on plans to introduce hospital user fees with the Ministry of Health saying hat medical services in all public health facilities will remain free. Minister of Health...
View ArticleMalawi plans hospital fees, nation health fund: Reforms
Malawi government plans a push of health sector reforms which include introduction of paid services at public hospitals, allow private operators to run public hospitals and establish a special health...
View ArticleNurse deny admitted child drugs for two days to punish mother over personal...
Nkhotakota district hospital bi-annual report on safe motherhood indicates 51 newborn babies’ deaths from July – December 2014; the problem has been attributed to negligence of medical personnel...
View ArticleChimbali quits as spokesman of Malawi health ministry
Ministry of Health Public Relations Officer (PRO) Henry Salmon Chimbali has resigned with immediate effect from the ministry but kept the reason of quitting close to his chest. “Yes I can confirm that...
View ArticleSSDI trains journalists on Malawi health reforms
A renowned public health international NGO, Support for Service Delivery Integration (SSDI) has trained more Malawi journalists in the Public Health Reform Programmes which Ministry of health is...
View ArticleShortage of health workers fuel unnecessary deaths in Dedza
Shortage of health workers at some health centres in the country has been cited as one of the major reasons causing maternal and other preventable deaths. The observation was made by the National...
View ArticleNeno Hospital intensify end of life care campaign
Neno District Hospital in partnership with Partners In Health (PIH), has engaged extra gear in their efforts to make sure that people suffering from life-threatening illness are well supported and...
View ArticleMalawi hospitals dangerously understaffed
Malawi health watchdog has issued an unprecedented warning about public hospitals ward staffing levels, saying the high nurse-to-patient ratio is “a ticking time-bomb” for the country. Malawi Health...
View ArticleMalawi ban administering lymphatic drug: Elimates disease
Malawi government has announced that it has stopped mass drug administration for Lymphatic Filariasis following a recent survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the country has managed to...
View ArticleMalawi campaign against fistula to restore women’s dignity
Minister of Health, Dr Jean Kalilani has said government with the help of UN agencies will prioritise the campaign to help end Obstetric fistula, a devastating and frequent outcome of prolonged or...
View ArticleMalawi to privatise mortuaries: Kamlepo says its ‘horrendous’
Member of Parliament for Rumphi East, Kamlepo Kalua (People’s Party) send parliament into a laughter mode when he said “a mortuary and an ambulance is the same and they marry.” His comments came when...
View Article3 arrested for theft of medical drugs: Crisis hits Karonga hospital
Police in the northern border district of Karonga on Friday arrested three Chilumba healthy officials for allegedly found in possessions of assorted medical drugs in their houses without licenses which...
View ArticleMalawi plans hospital fees, nation health fund: Reforms
Malawi government plans a push of health sector reforms which include introduction of paid services at public hospitals, allow private operators to run public hospitals and establish a special health...
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More at risk of preventable deaths: Malawi hospitals facing services scale-down
Malawi public hospitals in districts are facing financial problems and they are scaling down services which medical experts have said will potentially lead to more preventable deaths. MP Juliana...
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Malawi’s healthcare system now ‘in crisis’: CSOs calls on govt action
The Center for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Center for the Development of People (CEDEP) have called on governmen to arrest the current health crisis saying it;s a serious violation of...
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