22/11/2025
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LIMITED HANDLES OVER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO KASUNGU DISTRICT HOSPITAL.
Today,22 November 2025,The National publications Limited had a handover ceremony of medical equipments to kasungu district hospital through the municipality council in the district.
The ceremony had in attendance various officials from different departments in the district.for example,The district mayor,The member of parliament for Kasungu central and other health officials from kasungu district hospital.
In an interview with the member of parliament,Mr Noel Nkubwi thanked the National publications Limited for mobilising resources and donating to kasungu district hospital especially the maternity ward,medical equipment of worth 800 million kwacha.
Mrs Mbumba Banda,the chief executive officer for National Publications Limited said that "there is no good reason as in to why a mother and a baby should die."She further said that of the mothers and babies that die, 8% of the issues are preventable.She also said that it is very important to have a waiting room so that when the delivery time comes,people won't be walking long distances to the hospital hence saving the life of the baby and as well as the mother.
Country director for world vision also said that child bearing is considered a very vital issue as it brings happiness seeing healthy babies and as well as mothers.as such world vision considered this initiative an important one and partnered with NPL on the project.
Some of the institutions and organisations that partnered with NPL on the initiative and donated medical equipment of worth 30 Million Kwacha each includes,press trust Malawi, Standard bank and MAGLA , National Bank of Malawi and Deposit insurance company made a donation of medical equipment worth 20 million kwacha each.NICO group and CDH Bank made a donation of medical equipment of worth 10 million kwacha each.
Reported by Lilian Kadongola.
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