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WOCASA Calls for Increased Breast Cancer Awareness to Promote Early Diagnosis
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="isselectedend" style="text-align:justify">Women Coalition Against Cancer (WOCASA) has called for increased awareness among health workers, particularly those working in communities, to help identify breast cancer signs and symptoms early.<o:p></o:p></p>...
MHRC condemns killings of older persons linked to witchcraft accusations
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CSO Urges Ministry of Health to Implement High Court Ruling on Abortion Access
<p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: left;">Delays in implementing a High Court ruling affirming access to safe abortion for adolescent survivors of sexual violence could continue exposing young women and girls to unsafe procedures and life-threatening complications, the Ladder for Rural D...
FISP Targets Over 1.2 Million Farmers as Government Introduces New Reforms
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="isselectedend" style="text-align:justify">The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has today launched the 2026/27 Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme, FISP, at Kalira 1 Primary School ground in Traditional Authority Vuso Jere in Ntchisi d...
Ministry of Health and Sanitation Calls For Patients Care
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Shot During Protests, Forgotten After: Victims Families’ Demand Justice
<div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Candara, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Almost 8 months have passed after a 20 year old Grant Rajab Phiri of Chiwaula Village in Traditional Authority Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota district was allegedly shot dead by Po...
Umunthu FM Train Health Care Workers in Post Abortion Care (PAC) services.
<div style="text-align: left;"><div>Umunthu FM, under the Community Voices for Legal Reforms project, has embarked on a capacity-building campaign aimed at training healthcare workers in the district on Post Abortion Care (PAC) services.</div><div><br></div><div>Speaking over the weekend at Kalul...
Local NGO calls for upward revision of Kasungu market fees in Kasungu
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Malawi public universities students’ union seeks presidential intervention over 100 percent university fee hike
<p style="text-align: left; ">The Malawi Public Universities Students Union (MAPUSU) says it will seek an audience with President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika following a sharp increase in tuition fees at public universities.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: left; ">The union’s presi...
Health Experts Raise Concern Over Growing Use of Sexual Performance Enhancement Substances
<div style="text-align: left;"><p>Health experts have expressed concern over the growing use of drugs and other substances by some men who believe the products can enhance their sexual performance.<o:p></o:p></p> <p data-start="548" data-end="784">Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) Executiv...
Nkhotakota District Hospital Sees Improved Water Supply After Months of Scarcity
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Umunthu FM engages traditional, religious leaders, and others to track progress on PAC advocacy
On Friday, 5 June 2026, Umunthu FM convened traditional and religious leaders, as well as governance structures at Village Development Committee (VDC) level from Traditional Authorities Kaomba, Mwase, and Kaluluma, under the *Community Voices for Legal Reform Project*. The meeting also brought...
Inside Malawi’s maternity waiting homes: the hidden use of labour -inducing herbs.
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MHEN calls for sustained financing towards sanitation and hygiene
On Tuesday, Malawi Government launched implementation plan for Executive Order No. 2 of 2026 on sanitation and hygiene. According to Malawi government this is a landmark directive aimed at strengthening public health standards across the country. Among others, the order mandates that all ...
Chief laments rising teenage pregnancies in Itezhi Tezhi
Zambia loses one woman every four hours to pregnancy complications – Ipas ASR A traditional leader in Itezhi Tezhi District has sounded a distress call over the increasing number of young girls in his chiefdom who are dropping out of school due to unplanned pregnancies. Officially opening ...
Fuel Price Hike Sparks Concern Among Minibus Owners: A Local Reality of Global Power Plays
In March 2026, Malawians woke up to a sharp increase in fuel prices announced by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA). Petrol rose from K3,499 to K4,965, a 41.9% jump, while diesel climbed from K3,500 to K4,945, representing a 41.3% increase. The hike was justified by MERA as a response ...
MHEN calls for expansion of dialysis centre’s to improve access to kidney treatment
The Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) has called on government to gradually expand dialysis centers to more districts across the country in order to improve access to life-saving treatment for patients with kidney disease. MHEN says the expansion should prioritize underserved areas such as t...
MHEN raises alarm over sewer leak discharging into Lilongwe river
The Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) has expressed serious concern over a leaking sewer pipe discharging untreated sewage into Lilongwe River. MHEN Executive Director, George Jobe says the leaking sewer line, located behind a building south of SANA Mega Shop, is posing a significant public ...
Nkhotakota flood victims raise sanitation fears as government moves to prevent cholera
Growing congestion in flood evacuation camps across Nkhotakota district is fuelling anxieties over sanitation and disease, prompting government officials to reassure communities that cholera will be contained. Deputy Minister of Health Charles Chilambula issued the assurance on Thursday after ...
Ndi Moyo Intensifies Fight Against Cervical Cancer Through Awareness Campaigns
A Salima-based Ndi Moyo Palliative Care Trust says there is a need for intensified efforts in raising awareness on the importance of cervical cancer screening among women. The organization say many women in Malawi are dying silently because they lack proper information about cervical cancer. ...