Condom distribution at this year’s Mulhakho wa Alhomwe cultural festival in Mulanje has declined by nearly 30 per cent, with health authorities distributing just over 113,000 male condoms compared to more than 160,000 during last year’s three-day event.
The Phalombe District Health Office has reported three cases of Cholera.
Unclean and unholy men are all over Malawi as authorities have said that 64 percent of men have not received medical circumcision.
The Ministry of Health and has reported that Malawi has confirmed 51 cases of cholera, resulting in three deaths.
A cholera outbreak has been confirmed in Blantyre, with nineteen individuals testing positive for the disease, primarily in the areas of Chilomoni, Chileka, Chirimba, and Machinjiri Townships.
Neno District Hospital reports 14 new suspected cholera cases, bringing the total to 24.
Malawi welcomed 1,772 new babies on Christmas Day.
Dr. Thomas Nyirenda, a leading health expert, is sounding the alarm on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Malawi and Africa, citing poverty, inequality, and weak healthcare systems as key drivers.
Malawi’s first National Public Health Research Dissemination Conference has taken a significant step towards advancing evidence-based policy and building a resilient health system.
Malawi’s public hospitals are facing a severe shortage of tuberculosis (TB) medicine, leaving thousands of patients without access to treatment.
