Celebrating Malawi Independence Day
Malawi Independence Day is observed on 6 July every year. The Republic of Malawi is located in South-eastern Africa and was formerly known as Nyasaland. Around the 10th century, the…
Global polo eradication needs renewed commitments
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has announced that it is seeking new commitments to fund its 2022-2026 Strategy at a virtual event to launch its investment case. The strategy, if fully…
MILLION AFRICAN CHILDREN PROTECTED BY FIRST MALARIA VACCINE
As World Malaria Day approaches, more than 1 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received one or more doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine, thanks to a…
POLIO IMMUNISATION CAMPAIGN BEGINS AFTER CASE CONFIRMED IN MALAWI
More than nine million children are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign across four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, after an outbreak…
NATIONAL DAY – MALAWI
On July 6th 1964 Naysaland gained independence from Britain and renamed itself Malawi. Exactly two years later, Malawi adopted a new constitution, becoming a republic.
MALAWI TO IMPROVE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
The World Bank has approved $100 million in financing from the International Development Association for Malawi to support increased access, particularly for female students, to skills development programmes in priority…
UNICEF LAUNCHES GLOBAL #REIMAGINE CAMPAIGN
An additional 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health systems and disrupt routine services, UNICEF have claimed.…