Malawi News News Malawi » Health: Malawi’s Ministry of Health Takeover of Advanced HIV Disease Care Linked to Lower Mortality
A phased handover of advanced HIV disease (AHD) services from external partners to Malawi's Ministry of Health was associated with a significant drop in patient deaths, according to a ...
News Malawi » Health: When Cyclone Freddy Struck Malawi, Health Managers Fought to Keep Care Alive
A qualitative study of Malawi's district health managers reveals how Cyclone Freddy devastated infrastructure, strained staff, and forced improvised coping strategies in urban Blantyre and rural ...
News Malawi » Health: Malawi Extends Polio Vaccination to 15-Year-Olds
Malawi is extending the maximum age of children eligible for the polio vaccination from 5 to 15. Since the discovery last year of its first polio case 30 years after the country eradicated the disease ...
News Malawi » Health: I work in the NHS and Malawi – we need to rethink health spending
I work in the NHS and Malawi – we need to urgently rethink how we see health spending - COMMENT: I have been struck by a recurring challenge, writes Charity Gladstone. We have evidence, expertise and ...
News Malawi » Health: Malawi, 4 others seek to close emergency health gaps
Malawi and four other African countries have embarked on a training of healthcare workers to strengthen emergency preparedness and protect women and girls from preventable deaths and sexual and ...
News Malawi » Health: No Woman Left Behind: World Health Organization and Partners Call for Life-Saving Healthcare During Emergencies
The World Health Organization (WHO), the Government of Malawi and United Nations partners have called for stronger emergency preparedness to ensure continued access to essential sexual and ...
News Malawi » Health: UN Concerned About Disease in Malawi's Displacement Camps
The U.N. humanitarian agency says Malawi needs immediate help to deal with diseases spreading in displacement camps for Cyclone Freddy survivors. The Malawi health minister told reporters Tuesday that ...
News Malawi » Health: Malaria Vaccine Saves Children’s Lives In Malawi
In central Malawi, health worker James Chinomba sees firsthand how vaccines provided by UNICEF and partners are keeping young children safe from malaria. In central Malawi, 5-year-old Wisdom hasn't ...
News Malawi » Health: Despite efforts to train health professionals, Malawi's government isn't hiring
Educational institutions and NGOs have been working to train health professionals in Malawi, but the government has been slow to absorb new graduates, especially as it seeks to curb public spending.
News Malawi » Health: The Global Health Initiative in Malawi
The Obama administration designated Malawi as a GHI Plus country in June 2010, one of the first eight countries selected to implement the Global Health Initiative’s (GHI) more comprehensive approach ...