Lilongwe – George Jammuh, officer in-charge at Mganja health centre in Dedza district in southern Malawi clearly recalls the day in mid-December 2024 when Cyclone Chido made landfall. “The day of the cyclone was a v…
Read moreMalawi has recognized the importance of tobacco control in national health strategies and development plans. The National Cancer Control Strategic Plan 2019-2029 includes the objective to reduce the use of and exposure t…
Read moreMalawi has become the sixth country to introduce the VigiMobile Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) reporting tool. Over the past years, Malawi has made tremendous strides in improving its vaccine safety surveill…
Read moreFaced by a series of public health emergencies, Wild Polio Virus Outbreak, the protracted Cholera Outbreak, COVID-19 and Post Flood Recovery, Malawi’s health care delivery including immunization was gravely impacted in 2…
Read moreThe cholera containment and Mpox preparedness activities in Machinga District marked a critical intervention in safeguarding public health following the cholera outbreak declared on 10 September 2024. With funding s…
Read moreThe Global Task Force for Cholera Control (GTFCC) aims to eradicate cholera by 2030, a goal requiring deliberate and inclusive efforts. For Malawi, this means prioritizing remote and underserved communities. Despite…
Read moreI joined the World Health Organization (WHO) Malawi country office as National Professional Officer (NPO) responsible for Tuberculosis (TB) in 2005. I had just returned from the United Kingdom where I had gone on a gover…
Read moreMpox Declaration and ResponseOn 14 August 2024, the World Health Organisation WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Mpox virus, surging across several African countries, as a “public h…
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