Saving babies in absence of breast milk
Breastfeeding practices such as early initiation of breast milk and exclusive breastfeeding remain key to the reduction of childhood morbidity...
Minister says partnerships key for universal health coverage
Deputy Minister of Health Enock Phale has stressed the need for collaborative efforts and strengthened partnerships, saying they are key...
Women advocate for children’s immunisation
Every end of the month, Prisca Mafuta travels 12 kilometres from Chiwawo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Msakambewa in Dowa District...
Recognised after 15 Years of volunteering
In 2007, Billy Kasinika from Mchekeni Village, Traditional Authority Njewa in Lilongwe District decided to establish a community-based childcare centre...
Unsafe abortions haunt youths
A s a young man, Ibrahim Rajab took the responsibility of leading his fellow youths in Traditional Authority (T/A) Malengachazi...
House approves K20bn loan for M5
Parliament on Monday approved a Bill for the government to borrow $20 million (about K20 billion) from the Opec Fund...
Making women-headed families food-secure
Give us this day our daily bread” used to be a daily prayer for 49-year-old Zione Maron from Kagunda Village,...
Nankhumwa DPP faction excels
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators aligned to embattled Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa have taken charge of most...
Vocational skills’ dividends
For years, the family of Khalidwe Histon, from Maongo Village, Traditional Authority Kalonga in Salima District, survived on piecework. At...
Minister hails church’s role in sexuality issues
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has commended the church’s role in promoting sexuality issues affecting young people. She said...
Improved road networks aid farmers’ market access
Being a farmer, RafiqMuheya from Mbewa Village, Traditional Authority Mabuka in Mulanje District relies on roads to easily access nearby...
Minister wants more midwives employed
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda says her ministry will revise and refine recruitment processes to enable more midwives to...
Chakwera tells critics: feel free
Weeks after facing criticism from the clergy, President Lazarus Chakwera has said his administration is open to criticism and he...
Renewed war on polio
Alinafe Frackson, from Traditional Authority Ndindi in Salima, was shocked in February when Malawi confirmed its first wild poliovirus case...
Malawi to roll out malaria vaccine
Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has said Malawi will by the end of this year roll out the malaria...
One selfless teacher
At 25, Temwani Chilenga, a teacher mortified by agonies of her poor learners in Lilongwe, has won the Commonwealth Points...
Temwani Chilenga: Won the Commonwealth Points of Light Award
As the world commemorated the International Women’s Day on March 8, 25-year-old Temwani Chilenga was recognised by the British High...
CSO legal action on K13bn water project irks MP
Members of Parliament on Thursday expressed anger over the action of three civil society organisations (CSOs) who have obtained an...
MPs lobby for disaster funds
Delayed relief responses to ease the plight of survivors of natural disasters have prompted some members of Parliament (MPs) to...
Ministry to roll out polio supplementary vaccination
Deputy Health Minister Enock Phale has announced that the ministry will soon roll out a polio vaccination campaign and administer...
