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New Zealand considered as success story in smoking control since implementation of comprehensive Smoke-Free Environments Act

October 6, 2022

5th Scientific Summit of Tobacco Harm Reduction in Athens, Greece * Passed in 2020, the Act signalled a shift from harm reduction to prohibition * It’s current position in smoking control is the result of many decades of anti-smoking efforts and preventive measures, that started in 1945 * Smoking prevalence has diminished in New Zealand from 27% in 1992 to 18.4% in 2011-12 * And then to 10.9% in 2020-21 — one of the lowest in the world By…

Phalombe District Council under ACB radar for recruitment of health workers at the yet to be opened hospital

October 6, 2022

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* Martha Chizuma says her office received a lot of complaints on these issues * Including one complaint dominating in terms of procurement and ghost projects By Linda Likomwa, MANA Phalombe District Council has come under investigation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) following recent recruitment of health workers at the yet to be opened district hospital, abuse of constituency and district development funds (CDF and DDF), among others. ACB Director General, Martha Chizuma disclosed this on Monday in an…

Malawi becomes first country in southern Africa to eliminate devastating trachoma eye disease

September 27, 2022

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The blinding disease * I would like to pay special tribute to our wonderful community health workers, many of them women *Who played an instrumental role in getting us here, freeing millions of our citizens from so much misery caused by these diseases * We may be the first in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), but we are determined not to be the last By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi has become the first country in southern Africa and the…

BWB suspends deductions of kiosks’ water tariff arrears as intervention in fight against cholera outbreak in Blantyre

September 13, 2022

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Water kiosk managed by Water Users Association * With effect from Monday, September 12 on the prepaid metering system across all outlets spread out in low-income communities * Of the 19 affected districts, Nkhata Bay has the highest at 617 reported cases with 17 deaths * Followed by Blantyre (546 with 22 deaths) with cumulative cases at 2,577 including 86 deaths since the onset of the outbreak By Duncan Mlanjira As Blantyre City keeps registering rising cases of cholera,…

Ministry of Health, MUST to rollout drone health service delivery

September 8, 2022

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Agnes Hamisi, one of the drones instructor at MUST * To address challenges of service delivery delays in hard-to-reach areas * The system will be enable them to move drugs from source and deliver them to various hospitals By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Ministry of Health (MoH), in conjunction with Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) — with support from UNICEF — will soon rollout into drones services in the health sector to strengthen supply chain management to…

Study results from 43 global independent labs attest to PMI’s smoke-free invention IQOS as being less harmful than tobacco cigarettes

August 30, 2022

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The much acclaimed IQOS * The lab researchers include those for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) * Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment; American Cancer Society * Japanese Department of Environmental Health’s National Institute of Public Health * China National Tobacco Quality Supervision and Test Centre By Duncan Mlanjira Over the last few years since Philip Morris International (PMI) invented its smoke-free invention, IQOS numerous studies conducted by 43 global independent labs, attest that the…

Philip Morris International continues to enhance smoke-free products which will one day replace cigarettes

August 26, 2022

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The much acclaimed ‘IQOS’ * The best decision any smoker can make is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether * PMI does not offer such smoke-free products to people who have never used tobacco or nicotine products * Switching to a smoke-free product is a better choice than continuing to smoke By Duncan Mlanjira One of biggest buyers of Malawi’s tobacco, Philip Morris International (PMI) continues to inculcate a smoke-free world by offering a variety of quality, scientifically…

Cattle from Foot and Mouth-affected Chikwawa reportedly being smuggled into Blantyre through uncharted routes

August 19, 2022

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* Prices of beef in supermarkets have skyrocketed against the government’s regulated prices of meat products * This follows ban on livestock movement from Shire Valley ADD due to the disease’s outbreak * In South Africa, only veterinary permit holders can have their cattle for direct slaughter at registered abattoirs By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned meat products retailers in Blantyre indicate that they have received reports that most traders of beef in the local markets is from cattle that is…

IPAS Malawi launches ‘Health Digital Link App’ for youths to access assistance on human rights services

August 18, 2022

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Kandionamaso (far right) and Yusuf Chimone (in blue golf shirt) interacting with members of SRHR Champions at the launch * Majority of the adolescence youths were usually shy to access some of the health services on time * This platform will create a good environment for them to be able to report By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent In an effort aimed at curbing the challenges facing youths in the country on sexual and reproductive health and rights, IPAS Malawi…

Positive news for Malawi regarding HIV/AIDS response; New infections decreased by 61% in 2021

August 12, 2022

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* The country expanded HIV treatment with a focus on reaching both women and their partners through antenatal care * Malawi also saw a considerable decline in tuberculosis-related deaths * By 2020, Malawi had achieved 90–90–90 targets for HIV testing and treatment * Alongside Botswana, Eswatini, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe for eastern and Southern Africa Maravi Express New data from UNAIDS on the global HIV response reveals that during the last two years of CoVID-19 and other global crises,…