Malawi: U.S. Peace Corp Volunteers Back to Malawi After Three-Year Absence
[Nyasa Times] US peace corps volunteers are back in Malawi this year, three years after they were abruptly repatriated back to America due to Covid-19 pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 1, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Youths Not Aware of Dangers of Drug Abuse - Report
[Nyasa Times] Majority of the young people in both private and public schools in Malawi are not fully aware of the dangers of drug use and many see drugs as a solution to their problems, a narrative report by Drug Fight Malawi says. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 31, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: 3,000 Girls, Women in Unsafe Abortions in Blantyre, Four Die
[Nyasa Times] Officials from Blantyre District Health Office say over 3000 girls and women carried out unsafe abortions in Blantyre in the year 2022, leading to four deaths, renewing calls for legalisation of abortion in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 31, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Has the Highest Prevalence Rate of Cervical Cancer in the World As 3000 Women Die Yearly
[Nyasa Times] Medical experts are sounding an alarm following revelations that nearly 3,000 women in the country die due to cervical cancer every year, putting the country as the highest with cervical cancer prevalence rate in the world. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 29, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Male, Female TB Patients Share Ward At Ntcheu District Hospital
[Nyasa Times] Male and female tuberculosis (TB) patients are sharing a ward at Ntcheu District Hospital, a situation that the hospital ombudsman, Beatrice Chimwala, says is compromising the patients privacy. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 29, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Nac Commended for Strides Made Towards Eliminating HIV and Aids in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Government has commended the National Aids Commission (NAC) for the strides it has made towards eliminating new HIV and Aids infections in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - May 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: Ministry of Health Upbeat to Surpass 9 Million Children in Vaccination Campaign
[Nyasa Times] Officials from Ministry of Health are upbeat they will surpass the nine million children target for the integrated mass immunisation campaign against typhoid, Polio, measles and rubella. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 22, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mali: WHO Congratulates Benin and Mali for Eliminating Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
[WHO] WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO's African Region to achieve this significant milestone. Countries that previously received WHO validation for trachoma elimination are Ghana (June 2018), Gambia (April 2021), Togo (May 2022) and Malawi (September 2022). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 17, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Global Oncologists Call for Concerted Efforts to Eliminate Cancer
[Nyasa Times] Global cancer specialists have called for concerted efforts to eliminate breast and cervical cancer, which accounts for 51.5 deaths per 100, 000 per year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 15, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Rolls Out Nationwide Typhoid Vaccination Campaign
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi has launched a nationwide rollout of the newest typhoid vaccine for children under 15. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 15, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Government Launches 2023 Supplementary Immunization Campaign
[Nyasa Times] Government on Thursday launched the 2023 Supplementary Immunization Campaign, describing it as the most cost effective and sure way of preventing vaccine preventable diseases in children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 13, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Needs 100 Orthopaedic Surgeons to Eliminate Trauma Burdens
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Orthopaedic Association (MOA) says Malawi needs, at least, 100 orthopaedic surgeons to properly help eliminate the burden of trauma cases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 13, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: African Scientists Are Working to Pool Data That Decodes Diseases - a Giant Step
[The Conversation Africa] Infectious disease outbreaks in African countries are, unfortunately, all too common. Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda; Marburg virus in Guinea or Equatorial Guinea; cholera in Malawi; malaria and tuberculosis are among them. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 11, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Drivers of child marriage in specific settings of Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia - findings from the Yes I Do! baseline study - Kok MC, Kakal T, Kassegne AB, Hidayana IM, Munthali A, Menon JA, Pires P, Gitau T, van der Kwaak A.
This study aimed to explore the drivers of child marriage in specific contex... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Malawi: Health Workers Tout Routine Vaccination Programme As Game-Changer in Malaria Fight
[Nyasa Times] Health workers in Machinga have described the ongoing Malaria Vaccination Programme as a game-changer in the fight against malaria in the district. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
