The Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) has received a huge boost of new surgery equipment amid reports that the hospital conducts more than 65 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) operations every month.

The National Aids Commission (NAC) has cited intergenerational sex as one of the major factors fueling new HIV Infections in Malawi as the organisation estimates that the country will record 15, 000 new infections this year.

Some elderly women have begged president Lazarus Chakwera’s government to establish a special social protection fund amid various challenges affecting the lives of the elderly in the country.

LifeCo Insurance Company says it has taken a step in popularizing the new Pensions Act of 2023 for people to understand and fully benefit from it.

Two organizations, Plan International Malawi and Catholic Development Commission in Malawi, (CAEDCOM) have cited poverty and lack of economic opportunities among citizens as key factors that are fueling trafficking in persons (TIP) in the country.

President Peter Mutharika has accused opposition parties of faking his illness with others spreading rumours that he had died as the country is preparing for presidential polls scheduled for 21 May, 2019.

Life is tough at Kalima Village in Chikwawa district. Scars of cyclone Freddy are all over. Desperation among people is clear, with some destroyed houses abandoned. Most of the cyclone Freddy survivors have moved to settle on a higher ground.

The Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi, Ingrid Mikelsen has expressed worry that despite more children attending early childhood and primary education, a few of them proceed to secondary school.

Concerned by the resurfacing of cholera cases in some districts, authorities in Chikwawa have intensified rapid response teams along the borders with Mozambique in order to prevent the spread of the disease.

The Ministry of Homeland Security says provision of search and rescue skills to rural communities can assist the country to save lives and property during disasters.