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Illovo Sugar Malawi’s Nchalo Estate hands over mortuary it constructed for Chikwawa District Hospital

November 12, 2025

* A mortuary is an essential part of any hospital as it provides dignity and respect for the deceased and comfort for bereaved families * This facility is a commitment from Nchalo Sugar Estate to ensure that during the difficult chapter, our departed loved ones can be kept with the dignity and the respect they deserve * And that grieving families have the necessary support and infrastructure to carry out their final duties to the departed loved ones By…

CDH Investment Bank solidifies its partnership with Beit CURE Children’s Hospital

October 30, 2025

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Zondwayo Mafuleka (2nd right) hands over the cheque to Davie Simengwa * Invests K3 million towards the targeted K310 million annual fund-raising goal towards its mission is to provide free, life-changing surgical and rehabilitative care * For children with conditions such as clubfoot, knock knees, burn contractures, and other orthopaedic conditions * CDH Investment Bank’s mantra is to help businesses to grow but for this to be achieved, we need to have a healthy society By Duncan Mlanjira CDH…

High Court endorses access to safe abortion services for rape victims

October 29, 2025

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* This Court has no doubt in its mind that a purposive interpretation of Section 19 of the Gender Equality Act entails; ‘that a girl victim of a sexual offence who is pregnant as a result of such an offence definitely has a right to seek an abortion automatically upon indications that she had become pregnant as a result of a sexual offence being perpetrated on her—High Court Judge, Michael Tembo Maravi Express The High Court of Malawi has…

Ashraful Aid Malawi cheers mothers at Queen Elizabeth Centra Hospital

October 20, 2025

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* Donates baby and hygiene items to 50 mothers as part of belated Mothers’ Day celebration * We wanted to bring smiles, comfort, and dignity to mothers and their babies, reaffirming our commitment to compassion and community care By Nellie Nyirenda, MANA In commemorating Mothers Day, Ashraful Aid Malawi cheered mothers at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital’s Gogo Chatinkha Maternity Ward where they donated various baby and hygiene items worth over K3 million to 50 mothers. Ashraful Aid Malawi, Executive…

Living in the shadows: The daily realities of Malawi’s rainbow community

October 17, 2025

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Transgender woman from Mzimba * A survey called ‘Under Wraps’ conducted in 2019 estimated that over 186,000 individuals identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer in Malawi at that time * The number must have likely grown as more people come out despite stigma and legal risk * The survey also revealed that nearly nine in every ten Malawians surveyed at that time described same-sex physical intimacy as “unnatural” and that they would attack an LGBTQI person By…

Lab technician Ian Kambwala arrested after being found in possession of hundreds of medical equipment stolen from Zomba Central Hospital

October 16, 2025

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* Includes HP LaserJet printer, two uninterrupted power supply (UPS) devices and other unidentified laboratory equipments and consumables valued at over K6.1 million * Investigations are still in progress to recover the other remaining stolen items from the out-patient department (OPD) and the main laboratory By Duncan Mlanjira Laboratory technician at Zomba Central Hospital, 32-year-old Ian Kambwala, has been arrested after being found in possession of hundreds of medical equipment that were stolen from the referral hospital’s lab over…

MultiChoice Malawi staff entertain mothers at Zingwangwa Health Centre’s maternity ward in celebration of Mothers’ Day

October 15, 2025

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* Presented gifts of food items, sanitation buckets to the mothers as well as cleaning items for the health centre * As MultiChoice Malawi, we recognise the important role that mothers play in nurturing future leaders of the country By Duncan Mlanjira In celebrating Mothers’ Day, MultiChoice Malawi’s staff members visited Zingwangwa Health Centre to entertain mothers in its maternity ward where they presented them with gifts of food items and sanitation buckets as well as cleaning items for…

Body immunity booster Teras Herbal Juice still on the market and still performing wonders

October 7, 2025

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* The herbal juice has treated a wide range of their customers’ diseases “ranging from cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure (HBP), fibroids, hormonal imbalance and so many more * Teras has many customers who used it before, who attests to its benefits having used it and have assisted to spread its good messages to others who became new users By Duncan Mlanjira Teras Herbal Juice — which helps to boost immunity of the body, enabling it to fight a…

Too often the first sign of high blood pressure is a tragedy; check it, know it and control it—Malawian-UK Nurses Association

September 18, 2025

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* As MUNA, we cannot ignore this. Too many lives are lost globally because of unchecked high blood pressure and that has to change and it begins with us * This campaign is not only about increasing awareness — it is about leadership; taking responsibility and driving action * As professionals, as a community and as nurses, we stand united to say; ‘Check It; Know It & Control It’ — that change begins with us today By Duncan Mlanjira…

Health research and dissemination of its results key towards behavioral change, clinical practice and further research—KUHes

September 11, 2025

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Mac Mallewa flanked by Associate Prof. Benjamin Kumwenda (left) and Dr. Tonney Nyirenda * As KUHeS is set to host its 4th Research Dissemination Conference (RDC) be held at Amaryllis Hotel from October 1-3 * Under the theme; Multidisciplinary health research and innovation: Key to economic development By Duncan Mlanjira Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) is set to host its 4th Research Dissemination Conference (RDC) with the message that health research and dissemination of its results are key towards…