HRH PLUS agrees with NMCM to have employers cover nurses’ licence fee hikes

The Coalition for Health Workers (HRH PLUS) and the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi (NMCM) reach an agreement that employers should pay nurses’ and midwives’ annual practice licence fees after the fees increase triggers public concern. The agreement follows an HRH PLUS engagement with NMCM aimed at addressing the recent rise.

Both outlets report that the hike takes effect from last month and is described as steep, with Malawi Voice citing a 33% increase. HRH PLUS frames the development as a response to “outrage” over the higher costs and urges employers to assume the payment responsibility for affected staff. The sources say HRH PLUS discusses the change through a high-level interface with NMCM, indicating coordination between the workers’ coalition and the regulator.

While the reports broadly align on the outcome—employers covering licence fees for nurses and midwives—they differ slightly in emphasis, with Nyasa Times focusing on alarm sparked by the hike and Malawi Voice highlighting the specific 33% figure referenced in its account.