Lilongwe — 23 February 2026

Malawi Yatsopano Pulogalamu ya FitMalawi Yoti Ichepetse Kunenepa Kwambiri ndi Matenda Osapatsirana pa 30 Pasentimenti pa Zaka Zisanu

Boma la Malawi, limodzi ndi Bungwe la Zaumoyo Lapadziko Lonse (WHO), lidayambitsa pulogalamu ya FitMalawi pa 23 February 2026 ku Lilongwe, kuti lithetsedwe kunenepa kwambiri komanso matenda osapatsirana monga shuga ndi manjovu ya mtima. Mlongozi wa za Umoyo, a Khwima Mchenga, adalengeza izi pamsonkhano wa aphungu ku Capital Hotel, akunena kuti pulogalamu iyi idzakhudza anthu 20 miliyoni m’ma distilikiti onse. Izichi zikufunika chifukwa kafukufuku wa WHO wa 2025 waoneka kuti 15.2% ya anthu akuluakulu ku Malawi ali ndi kunenepa kwambiri, kuchuluka kwa 20% kuyambira 2020, zomwe zikuyambitsa matenda akuluakulu omwe akupha anthu 45,000 pachaka.

Pulogalamu ya FitMalawi ikuphatikiza njira zosiyanasiyana monga kuumitsa ma gym a mahalala m’ma distilikiti 28, mapulogalamu a kulimbitsa thupi m’masikulu, ndi kampeni ya chakudya chabwino pa mavili yense. Boma lidapereka ndalama za MK 500 miliyoni kuyambira chaka chino, ndi thandizo la US$10 miliyoni kuchokera kwa WHO. Izichi zikukhudzidwa ndi vutoli la kuchedwa kwa miyezi 12 chifukwa cha COVID-19, lomwe lidasandukitsa anthu kukhala osagwira ntchito thupi, motsatira lipoti la Unduna wa Za Umoyo la 2025.

Kusantha kwa pulogalamu iyi kukuwoneka kuti kungachepetsedwe matenda osapatsirana pa 30% pa zaka zisanu, ndi kuwonjezera anthu ogwira ntchito thupi pa 40%, malinga ndi miyezi ya WHO. Mlongozi Mchenga adati, “Izi ndi tsogolo la umoyo wabwino kwa anthu athu, kuti tizatheka ndi vuto lomwe likukulirakulira chifukwa cha moyo wamba wamba.”

Dziko la Nkhani ndi Mbiri

Kunenepa kwambiri ndi matenda osapatsirana ku Malawi adayamba kuchuluka kuyambira zaka za m’ma 2000, pomwe miyezi ya WHO idawerenga kuti 8.5% ya anthu akuluakulu anali ndi vutoli. Kuyambira apo, chakudya cha zakudya zopatsa mafuta monga chips ndi zakumwa zodzaza shuga, limodzi ndi kuchedwa kwa ntchito zolimbitsa thupi chifukwa cha umoyo wamba mu mzinda, zidasandukitsa chiwerengerochi kufika pa 15.2% mu 2025. Lipoti la Unduna wa Za Umoyo la 2023 linaoneza kuti shuga ikudwala anthu 450,000, ndi manjovu 120,000.

Mbiri ya pulogalamu zofananapo zikuphatikiza Healthy Malawi Initiative ya 2018, yomwe idayambitsa mapulogalamu a chakudya m’masikulu koma idalephera chifukwa kwa mafunde ochepa. WHO idathandiza ndi Global Action Plan for NCDs mu 2013, yomwe Malawi inagwira nawo gawo. Kuyambira 2020, COVID-19 linasandukitsa vutoli, ndi kuchuluka kwa 25% kwa kunenepa chifukwa cha kukhalira panyumba.

Ku dziko lonse, Africa ichi ndi gawo lalikulu, ndi WHO ikunena kuti 27% ya imfa zimachokera ku NCDs. Malawi, ngati gawo la Southern Africa, ikukhudzidwa chifukwa cha umoyo wamba ndi mavuto a chakudwa.

Zochitika Zapamwamba

Pulogalamu ya FitMalawi idayambika ndi mwambo wa marau ku National Stadium ku Lilongwe, kumsika anthu 5,000, kuphatikiza oimba ndi oimba. Mlongozi Mchenga adawerenga lipoti la kafukufuku wa WHO, lomwe likuwonetsa kuti 22% ya ana akulu m’masikulu ali ndi kunenepa, kuchuluka kwa 10% kuyambira 2022. Pulogalamu idzakumitsa ma gym 50 m’ma distilikiti zazikulu monga Blantyre, Mzuzu, ndi Lilongwe, ndi zida zopangidwa ku China.

Njira zina zikuphatikiza mapulogalamu a kulimbitsa thupi pa TV ndi radio pa MBC, ndi app ya simu ya FitMalawi yoti ikhale nawo 1 miliyoni ogwiritsira ntchito pa chaka choyamba. Boma lidapereka chakudya chabwino m’masiku 200 m’masikulu onse, ndi kuwonjezera orayira a chakudya pa misika. Mafunde akuyambira pa MK 500 miliyoni, kuphatikiza thandizo la US$10 miliyoni kuchokera WHO ndi US$5 miliyoni kuchokera ku UK Aid.

Kafukufuku wa 2025 wa WHO unayeseza anthu 10,000 m’ma distilikiti asanu, ndi kupeza kuti 35% ya anthu sagwira ntchito thupi pa tsiku lililonse. Pulogalamu ikulola anthu kulemba mwa simu ndi kupatsa mphotho za kulimbitsa thupi. Ku Blantyre, gym loyamba lidatsegulidwa ndi anthu 200 kuyambira lerolo.

Zina zofunika ndi kuyika ma signpost a kulimbitsa thupi m’misewu ya mzinda, ndi mapulogalamu a amayi okhala ndi ana. Unduna wa Za Umoyo udalemba ndodo zoperekedwa kwa anthu 1,000 kuti akhale ma coach a kulimbitsa thupi m’ma distilikiti.

Machitidwe & Mawu Ochokera kwa Akatswiri

Mlongozi wa za Umoyo a Khwima Mchenga adati pamsonkhano, “FitMalawi ndi yankho lathu lothetsa vuto lomwe likupha anthu athu tsiku ndi tsiku. Tizatheka ndi kunenepa ndi matenda osapatsirana kuti dziko lathu likhale laumoyo wabwino.” – Khwima Mchenga, Mlongozi wa za Umoyo.

Dr. Ana Phiri, kuyimira WHO ku Malawi, adati, “Kafukufuku wathu waoneka kuti kungosinthidwa kwa moyo wagwilizira ntchito thupi kungachepetse imfa 30%. FitMalawi ndi mfundo yabwino yomwe tidzathandiza.” – Dr. Ana Phiri, Kuyimira WHO Malawi.

Prof. Thoko Banda, katswiri wa za umoyo ku University of Malawi, adati, “Pulogalamu iyi ikhoza kulephera ngati tisathandizane ndi ma NGOs ndi bizinesi. Koma ndi yabwino chifukwa ikukhudza anthu onse.” – Prof. Thoko Banda, University of Malawi.

Amene akukhudzidwa, monga a Jane Chavula ku Blantyre, adati, “Ndili wokondwa chifukwa ine ndili ndi shuga, ndipo pulogalamu iyi ndizotheka ine kulimbitsa thupi.” Opembedwa ndi a Chavula adati zofananazo kuchokera kwa anthu 50 omwe adafunsidwa.

Kusiyana kwa malingaliro, a Bizinesi Association adati mafunde angatheka kwambira kwa bizinesi zina, koma boma linati tizathandizana.

Zotsatira & Kusanthula

Pulogalamu ya FitMalawi ikhoza kusandukitsa umoyo wa anthu 20 miliyoni, ndi kuchepetsa ndalama za boma pa matenda pa MK 200 miliyoni pachaka. Kutsatira miyezi ya WHO, zofananazo ku Kenya zachepetse kunenepa pa 15% mu zaka 3. Ku Malawi, izi zingachepetsedwe shuga pa 25% pa 2030, ndi kuwonjezera zoyendayenda za economi chifukwa cha anthu athu ofit.

Kusanthula kwa akatswiri kukuwoneka kuti vutoli likhoza kuchitika ngati mafunde asakwanira, koma thandizo la ma donors lingathandize. Pa amayi ndi ana, pulogalamu ikhoza kuchepetsedwe vuto la kunenepa kwa 20%, ndi kuwonjezera zaka za moyo kufika pa 68 kuchokera 64. Economically, bizinesi za chakudya chabwino zikukula.

Mtsogolo, boma likufuna kuyika FitMalawi mu National Health Policy pa 2027, ndi kuwunika chiwongola chakumapeto cha 2028. Izichi zingathandize Malawi kukhala mfano wa Africa.

Kusiyana kwa anthu m’midzi ndi mzinda, pulogalamu ikhoza kukula kwambiri m’mizinda, koma mapulogalamu a radio angathandize m’midzi. Akatswiri akuti kufunika kuwaphunzitsa anthu kuti azigwira ntchito thupi tsiku ndi tsiku.

Nthawi ya Zochitika

• 2013: WHO inalengeza Global Action Plan for NCDs, Malawi inagwira nawo gawo.
• 2018: Healthy Malawi Initiative inayambika, koma idalephera chifukwa cha mafunde.
• 2020-2022: COVID-19 linasandukitsa kunenepa pa 20%.
• 2025: Kafukufuku wa WHO waoneka chiwerengero cha 15.2% cha kunenepa.
• Januware 2026: Boma linalonjeza mafunde pa pulogalamu.
• 23 February 2026: FitMalawi inayambika ku Lilongwe.

Pulogalamu ya FitMalawi ikupereka tsogolo la umoyo wabwino kwa Malawi, ndi kuyembekezeka kuti tizatha ndi matenda osapatsirana. Ndithu, ndi yankho lotheka lomwe lingasandukitse dziko lathu kukhala la anthu athu ofit ndi abwino. Tizima nayo kuti tizipeza zotsatira zabwino m’mawa.