Use international benchmarking to understand gaps and solutions in health service delivery

<p>The government of Malawi through the Ministry of Health has officially launched the mass polio vaccination campaign, calling on parents and guardians to bring their children under 10 years old to get vaccinated.</p>

Malawi launches Polio vaccination campaign

Implement or strengthen Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in health care facilities through a range of occupational health and patient safety measures

<p>The government of Malawi through Rumphi District Council on4 February 2026 launched the construction of a K110 million house for a family Rebecca Mbewe and her 2 children. Both children, like their mother, are living with albinism.</p>

Government of Malawi launches house construction for children with albinism in Rumphi

Step up efforts to provide medical facilities, clothing, food and housing for the elderly and disadvantaged persons

Invest in sports academies managed by sports legends to enhance talent identification and administration

<div class="ewa-rteLine">Parliament has approved Bill No. 26 of 2025, the OPEC Fund for International Development (Jenda Water Supply and Sanitation Project) Loan Authorisation Bill, allowing the Minister of Finance to borrow $27 million to fund the project.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Joseph Mwanamvekha, said the project will involve the construction of a water supply system, delivery of 5,000 water meters, provision of materials for water connections, and laboratory equipment.</div>

Parliament approves 27 million US dollar loan for Jenda Water Project

Ensure provision of safe and sustainable drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in all health facilities

<p>The Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation in Malawi has signed a $1 million (about K1.7 billion) agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) towards emergency food relief.</p>

The government of Malawi signs $1 million food relief financing agreement with AfDB

Provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to affected populations

<p>Education experts from the universities and colleges, curriculum specialists and officials from the Ministry of Education and stakeholders gathered at Malawi institute of Education (MIE) from 20th to 24th January 2026, for the Validation Workshop of the draft National Primary Curriculum (NPC), Syllabuses for Grades 1-4. Held under the theme, &ldquo;Curriculum Change and Innovation- Towards an Inclusively Wealthy and Self-Reliant Nation&rdquo;, the workshop aimed to strengthen primary education through a responsive, relevant, and learner-centered curriculum aligned with national development goals.&nbsp;</p>

Malawi reviews Primary School Curriculum

Undertake comprehensive curriculum review for Primary, Secondary, Tertially and adult literacy education programmes to ensure that the curriculums respond to the country's education needs and industry demands in the 21st century

<p>The Government of Malawi has commenced the disbursement of pensions and gratuities following the apporval by parliament of an additional MK196 billion in the 2025/26 midyear budget review.</p>

Government of Malawi commences disbursement of long overdue pensions and gratuities

Clear-out bottlenecks affecting pensioners’ access to gratuity and pension money as well as developing an economic empowerment strategy aimed at propping up indigenous industrialists

<p>The government of Malawi signed a five year $936 million bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States of America. The MoU is designed to leverage Malawi's significant progress in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, supporting the country's commitment to maintaining its 95-95-95 goals for epidemic control through sustainable, integrated service delivery approaches that the Malawi government will self-maintain after the MoU concludes.</p>

Malawi signs $936 million health cooperation MoU with the United States of America

Establish and strengthen sound relationships with development partners, regional and international health sectors

<p>In a press release issued by the Secretary of Education dated 2 January, 2026, the President of Malawi has abolished the collection of examination fees, School Development Fees and other user fees in all public secondary schools with immendiate effect. Boarding schools will, however, continue to collect boarding fees until further notice.</p>

Malawi President Mutharika orders the cancellation of Secondary School Fees

Review the Education Act to include free and mandatory secondary education and remove examination fees for Junior Certificate of Education (JCE) and Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)

Increase access to mental health services starting at the community level all the way to tertiary level facilities

Improve information accessibility and communication to individuals receiving care and their families

Designate and capacitate city policing departments to ensure solid security for residents, investors and their investments

Ensure community involvement in awareness and enforcing regulations on the Alcohol policy and use of recreational drugs

Improve access to good-quality public and green open spaces for people of all ages and abilities including accessible and safe play areas and recreational spaces for children and young people

Create citywide access to safer walking, biking, nature, public spaces and public transport to support mobility, physical activity, recreation, access to services and social interactions, and to reduce the use of energy and resources

Prioritise active and sustainable mobility as a preferred mode of travel in relevant transport, spatial and urban planning policies

Protect youth with albinism through community-based security mechanisms and awareness campaigns as well as provision of sun protection creams and sunglasses for young people with albinism

Enforce regulation of gaming

Support the functioning of the National Coordination Committee on Disability Issues

Ensure that vocational colleges and institutions for persons with disabilities are well funded and operational at all times

Remove taxes on importation of assistive devices to facilitate expanded provision of assistive devices to the most vulnerable

Promote user-friendly buildings and other facilities for easy access by the elderly, disability and people with albinism

Support single old persons who do not have home-support systems with accommodation in old people’s homes

Provide substantial funding to Disability Trust Fund and Malawi Council for Disability Affairs (MACODA) to ensure that they perform optimally in implementing and coordinating disability-related programmes

Ensure effective implementation and monitoring of social protection programs, including the allocation of sufficient resources and the use of technology to improve efficiency

Foster partnerships and collaboration between the government, civil society, and the private sector to support efforts to end child marriages and promote gender equality

Review, implement and monitor policies that will rigorously enforce the National Strategy for Ending Child Marriage and the National Plan of Action to Combat Gender-Based Violence

Provide entrepreneurial skills and start-up loans for artists and creatives.

Organize competitions in drama, music, and dance to identify and develop talent.

Protect creative works through patents and copyright laws.

Revise the Sports Policy to incentivize companies supporting sports development.

Complete the construction of Bullets and Wanderers stadiums.

Complete the 2 major sports projects (The Griffin Saenda Sports Complex and Malawi Aquatic Centre)

Introduce a dedicated national budget vote for football and netball.

Establish youth centres in all districts, equipped with sports and recreational facilities, libraries, and ICT centres.

Increase funding for youth-friendly health services, including mental health programs

Introduce mechanisms for youth participation in local government budgets

Launch a nationwide campaign against drug and substance abuse and enforce strict regulations on illegal drugs

Provide funding and mentorship for youth-led tech innovations in agriculture, health, and business

Engage youth in innovative ways to fight corruption

Transform the National Youth Council (NYCOM) into a National Youth Commission with a clear mandate for youth development

Ensuring that the government is able to identify its citizenry by ensuring that all Malawians have a National ID

Establish a Youth Enterprise Fund which will provide a revolving K100 million every year to each constituency in low-interest loans and grants for young entrepreneurs and graduates of technical colleges

Make deliberate and specific programs to eliminate the vulnerability of women and the girl child to the impact of climate change (natural disasters) such as floods and cyclones

Invest in Capacity-building and training of women. We will increase the enrolment and women’s access to vocational training and skills development programs in order to promote women's participation in the work force and earn a decent living

Continue creating an enabling environment for rural women to engage in economic activities, such as trans-border trade, agri-business, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Train street kids and other youths that did not complete primary school in practical vocational skills and entrepreneurship for their livelihood

Develop a system-level dashboard with metrics to measure and manage system and population health, with periodic public reporting, (the Health Situation Room)

Establish a system-wide vision and integrated digital healthcare strategy in order to increase efficiencies in health care provision

Invest in appropriate medical equipment (plus its maintenance) so that health care service delivery is improved

Provide HIV and AIDS support services to infected and affected people

Invest in medical staff through adequate training and recruitment

Train and certify first responders linking with the Red Cross Society

Improve the functioning of the Malawi Blood Transfusion Service to ensure improved availability and access of blood and blood products

Equip rural clinics with telemedicine systems and AI-assisted diagnostics, linking patients to specialists, speeding up early detection of diseases, and addressing health worker shortages in underserved areas

Improve drug availability at all levels of health care and strengthen the functions of the Pharmacy Medicine Regulatory Authority and other stakeholders to stop drug theft in public facilities while ensuring quality medicines in all health care facilities nationwide

Introduce innovation and digital technology in delivery of health care

Facilitate initiatives that will make Malawi a destination for Medical Tourism areas like Cancer diagnosis and treatment, Production of medicines, Cardiology etc.

Develop Public Private Partnerships in health service delivery initiatives in areas such as Digital Health, Medical Waste Disposal, Diagnostic Services (Laboratory and Radiology etc), and construction of staff houses in different areas of the country

Introduce structured health labour export programs with other countries using our Diaspora policy

Work towards developing Traditional Medicine from research to production

Through the diaspora policy the DPP government will invite and encourage doctors, nurses and specialists to return and invest in Malawi

Strengthen Service Level Agreement with Christian Health Association of Malawi, Islamic Health Association of Malawi and private sector

Community Development Fund (CDF) to cover health system provisions such as ambulance procurement and maintenance of facilities etc

Introduce health fund and universal health coverage to support health financing

Increase investment and allocation of resources to Health research with all District health budgets required to allocate at least 2% of their ORT budgets to research to inform decision making with evidence

Integrate health into urban planning policies to deliver highly connected, mixed-use and compact neighbourhoods that are economically and socially viable and that promote active living, sustainable mobility, energy efficiency, healthy diets and access to essential services

Invest in clean energy as part of “Power to Healthcare” in health facilities

Increase public awareness of health determinants such as nutrition, diet and exercise, and encourage adoption of healthier lifestyles to promote well-being through strengthened and collaborative health promotion activities

Provide power to at least 50% of all health facilities that do not have power

Strengthen primary and secondary healthcare provision under the decentralization agenda by allocating pertinent resources (both human and financial) as well as improve the primary and secondary healthcare infrastructure

Strengthen the Health Centre Advisory Committees

Strengthen the Hospital Ombudsman program

Effect Central Hospital Autonomy and fully decentralize the health system

Finalise the establishment of the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM)

Review and finalise existing health legislation including the Public Health Act of 1948 and the Food and Nutrition Bill

Strengthening and integrating “One Health agenda,” linking Animal health to Human Health and environment health in prevention and management of diseases from community level and formal and informal educational institutions

Build workplace resilience to public health emergencies and outbreaks of infectious diseases in all economic sectors

Scale up coverage with essential interventions and basic occupational health services of all workers for primary prevention of occupational and work-related diseases and injuries and promote healthier and safer workplaces

Implement national policies and action plans on occupational safety and health in line with good labour practices

Provide medical cover to all active as well as retired civil servants.

Construct a top notch Military Hospital that will be equipped with modern facilities.

Advocate the diversification of food groups and nutrition to ensure a healthy population.

Promote efficiency in the use of resources in the provision of health care to the citizenry ensuring that the various facilities reduce wastage especially in the supply chain

Address social determinants of health by applying the principle of “Health in all policies” across the wider government

Establish Education TV station to compliment the Education Radio (EBS)

Fill all vacancies within adult education to improve performance and coordination

Train adult literacy and education personnel in short term long term professional course

Construct more adult literacy centres to enrol at least 500,000 learners annually, and recruit and fairly compensate additional literacy instructors with wages above the minimum, in line with government policy

Reduce mismatch between supply and demand for skills on the market by facilitating cooperation between TEVET as well as technical colleges and the industry

Provide modern equipment related to teaching and learning in the modern world

Construct Technical Teachers Training College in order to provide more competent instructors in the TEVET system

Increase support towards Technical, Entrepreneurial, and Vocational Education and Training (TEVET)and build more technical colleges covering all constituencies across the country

Institutionalize the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Framework for all Teachers

Ensure that all teacher training institutions operate at full capacity

Establish K12 billion Sports Development Fund, from which every constituency will access K50 million for sports every year

Upgrade and modernize technical colleges to align courses with MW2063 and market demands, while providing startup kits and mentorship for graduates

Revitalise and expand Community Technical Colleges to train youth in market-relevant skills (e.g., agriculture, ICT, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship) and link them to job and market opportunities

Promote Research and Development by ensuring that the National Research Fund established under the DPP Government is adequately resourced

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