AFRICA – UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) have urged African governments, donors, civil society and the private sector to allocate increased resources to protect, promote and support breastfeeding…
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Malawi hosts the 29th meeting of the African Regional Certification Commission for poliomyelitis eradication
MALAWI – Malawi will be hosting the 29th meeting of the African Regional Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication (ARCC) at the Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe from 6th June…
Read MoreWHO Malawi Country Office names Dr Neema Rusibamayila as new country representative
MALAWI – The World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi Country Office has confirmed the appointment of Dr Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo as the new country representative, effective 1st June 2022. Prior to…
Read MoreMalawi Blood Transfusion Services secures funds to facilitate blood storage
MALAWI – The Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS) has received MWK 2 million (US$2,500) from CDH Investment Bank, the leading investment bank in Malawi, to procure a blood bank fridge…
Read MoreMalawi kicks off second round of polio vaccination campaigns amid outbreak
MALAWI – Malawian Government has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to roll out the second phase of polio vaccination campaigns targeting children under 5 years. Recently, Malawi successfully…
Read MoreOver 1 million children vaccinated against malaria in Africa
AFRICA – More than 1 million children have been vaccinated against malaria in a pilot programme for the world’s first malaria vaccine in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi in coordination with…
Read MoreMozambique vaccinates 4.8 million children in first round of polio campaign
MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique has partnered with the United States to vaccinate 4.8 million children under five years old in the first round of the polio immunization round in an effort…
Read MoreMalawi receives 2 million doses of vaccines to contain the Cholera outbreak
MALAWI – Malawi has received about 2 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) from the Global Emergency Stockpile funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in an effort to contain…
Read MoreMalawi intensifies response to contain Cholera outbreak
MALAWI – Malawian health authorities have put in place preventive measures to control the further spread of water-borne disease Cholera amid outbreak in the southern Malawi region such as surveillance…
Read MoreMalawi to roll out vaccination drive against wild poliovirus outbreak
MALAWI – Malawian government to roll out the first phase of vaccination campaigns for children under 5 years against wild poliovirus type 1 after a young child in Lilongwe developed…
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