The Ministry of Health, Malawi nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign ends today. The campaign was targeting priority areas and high risk populations. Thanks to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, WHOMalawi UNICEF Malawi USAID Malawi Malawi is protected from Covid-19.

Malawi AVoHC SURGE experts have been deployed to Nkhotakota to respond to the heavy floods the district is experiencing. The damage to M5 is massive. Dwangwa is inaccessible & is the most affected area. The population cannot access the district hospital or be served adequately.

The National Emergency Medical Team (N-EMT) has arrived in Nkhotakota to support delivery of critical care & other services in hard to reach areas. The team was deployed by Ministry of Health, Malawi in collaboration with WHOMalawi, funded by Health Sector Joint Fund through Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

"World Health Organization (WHO) calls for sustainable investment of resources to ensure universal access to TB care & research. Shorter TB treatment regimens, rapid molecular diagnostics & tests for TB infection to improve health outcomes & save lives"- @WHOmalawi TB/HIV/Hepatitis Officer. #HealthForAll

WHOMalawi has today handed over 48 sets of Pediatric Severe Acute Malnutrition kits worth MK62,230,980 to Ministry of Health, Malawi . PEDSAM kits are crucial to Malawi's healthcare system, they provide effective treatment & care of children suffering from malnutrition, as well as malaria.

As part of the World Hand Hygiene Day commemorated on May 5th yearly, WHOMalawi in collaboration with Ministry of Health, Malawi took the celebrations to Maula prison in Lilongwe, as an opportunity to promote awareness and emphasize the importance of hygiene practices.

This year's theme was ‘Promoting knowledge & capacity building of health & care workers through innovative & impactful training & education, infection prevention & control, including & hygiene’. Promoting knowledge of hand hygiene practices would reduce transmission of diseases.

WHOMalawi is supporting Ministry of Health, Malawi with strategic planning for #EmergencyCare and #CriticalCare from 4th-5th June 2024 in Lilongwe using World Health Organization (WHO) tools on Emergency Care System Assessment #EmergencyCareSystem #ecosaveslives #SustainableDevelopmentGoals

The workshop prioritizes consensus-based actions for strengthening the emergency care system in Malawi addressing a wide range of emergency conditions, injury, pregnancy emergencies, acute #NCDs emergencies, heart attacks, strokes, acute infections towards #eco4uhc #HealthforAll

WHOMalawi team has today been awarded the Best Presenter Prize in recognition of exceptional presentation at System for Programme Management workshop for budget center master trainers in Uganda 🇺🇬. #Malawi #HealthForAll!

WHOMalawi Ministry of Health, Malawi UNICEF Malawi & UNFPA Malawi through United Nations Joint Programme (UNJP) supported by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office UK in Malawi, held a training for 58 Rapid Responders from Chikwawa & Nsanje. The two districts are hot spots for public health emergencies.

Ministry of Health, Malawi has declared the end of the cholera outbreak in #Malawi, having recorded no new cholera case in 4 weeks. Secretary for Health Samson Mndolo indicates, through a statement, that the development means all transmission chains of the disease have been interrupted.

WHOMalawi has today handed over a donation of assorted lab supplies to Public Health Institute of Malawi PHIM as part of Mpox readiness and strengthening genomic sequencing. Mpox has yesterday been declared an international public health emergency.

WHOMalawi was today part of the Inventory of Dangerous Biological Pathogens and Toxins in Veterinary Labs. This is aimed at enhancing quality systems, increased biological material accountability and management, & provision of critical info in the event of unforeseen outbreaks.

WHOMalawi Dr. Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo says it is critical to take a One Health approach towards safeguarding Global Health Security. She encouraged creation of formal structures to streamline coordination & communication between sectors, noting an urgent need for One Health Strategy in Malawi.

WHOMalawi & FAO Malawi are hosting a workshop aimed at deepening understanding of USAID funded Global Health Security activities. For World Health Organization (WHO), the award is meant to strengthen #OneHealth in #Malawi for improved prevention, detection & response capacities to public health threats

In her opening remarks WHOMalawi WR Dr. Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo stated that "75 percent of emerging diseases originate from animals and have affected human health in profound ways hence need for a collaborated intersectoral approach to optimize health of people, animals & ecosystems"

"The US government is committed to support Global Health Security initiatives in Malawi as global security is not for the US alone. It is vital to build a safer and healthier future all our global community" - Dr. Charles Oliver. Global Health Security Advisor, USAID/Malawi

A safe and crisis-ready world requires all hands on deck. Join us at #RC74AFRO to chart the next steps on #mpox and hear critical insights from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) as they enter their second year of deliberations. Join us: bit.ly/mpoxandinb

WHOMalawi was part of USAID Malawi health implementing partners meeting in Lilongwe. World Health Organization (WHO) is a partner in the USAID Global Health Security Programme. WHOMalawi presented on Mpox Global/Regional trends & #Malawi's preparedness to a potential #Mpox outbreak.