In 2021 the Drug Theft Investigations Unit (DTIU) in the ministry of health handled 49 drug theft cases in which 8 of them involved health workers such as pharmacy technicians, clinical officers, health surveillance assistants and other lower cadres; reveals a report from the anti drug theft unit. The Head of the DTIU Davies Lore […]
The Chairperson for the Parliamentary Committee on Budget and Finance Committee Gladys Ganda says she wholly recommends a proposal of directly funding health facilities at whatever may be an agreed rate. According to her; this is an intervention that could assist towards ending drug stock outs in public health facilities. Ganda made the sentiments on […]
The Chairperson for the Malawi Parliamentary Committee on Health, Dr. Matthews Ngwale says a stakeholders consultative meeting held at Capital Hotel in February 2021 observed that stock outs of medicines at the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) and consequently in public health facilities were due to inadequate funding. The consultative meeting therefore resolved that recapitalisation […]
Jenda Health Centre has reduced defaulter rate from 44.9 to 1%. The District ART Coordinator for Mzimba South Blessings Kamanga told a meeting convened by the Network of Journalists Living with HIV (JONEHA) on 8 October 2021 in Salima that the district has 31 health facilities 13 of which including Jenda are supported by Lighthouse […]
Phalombe has successfully almost doubled its PEPFAR screening target of 6,814 to 12,307 representing 181% in financial year 2020 to 2021. This was disclosed by the district’s ART Coordinator Harold Mwaleya at an update meeting held on 8 October 2021 in Salima. The meeting was convened by the Network of Journalists living with HIV (JONEHA) […]
The District ART Coordinator for Mulanje Kondwani Chikoti says that all ART sites in the district are doing well in retaining those in care except for health facilities bordering Mozambique. He made the revelation on 8 October, 2021 at a meeting aimed at sharing updates on performance of efforts to reducing defaulter rates and increasing […]
Mangochi, a district with 57 health facilities has increased cervical cancer screening sites from 22 to 28 as of October 2021 a development expected to enhance early diagnosis of pre-cancers to immediately treat them before developing into a cervical cancer. Ministry of Health says globally, Malawi has the world’s highest incidence and mortality rates of […]
The Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) Technical Advisor for Chiradzulu District Suleman Issah observed that the performance of the district’s health facilities supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was quite encouraging unlike the non PEPFAR sites. Issah made the sentiments on 8 October, 2021 at a stakeholders meeting on […]