Month: December 2019 Posts

Organizations join hands in sensitising communities about Ebola

Dec 23, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two organizations in Lilongwe have a embarked on a project aimed at sensitizing people in rural areas about Ebola. Titha Organisation of the People with Disabilities (TOPED) and Youth Health Network (YOHNET) are implementing the… ...

Congolese boy quarantined in Karonga after showing signs of Ebola

Nov 23, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

An eight-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has shown signs of Ebola has been put under quarantine in Karonga. The boy together with his parents travelled to Malawi from DRC through Burundi… ...

Lab tests show Karonga man did not have Ebola

Oct 22, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Tests conducted at a laboratory in South Africa have shown that the man who died in Karonga last week did not have Ebola. The Ministry of Health says the tests conducted in South Africa on… ...

Health workers bury Karonga man

Oct 21, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 37-year-old man who was suspected of having Ebola was buried by health workers despite government promising to bury him normally. The man died last week and health officials said he had fever, facial swelling… ...

Karonga man dies, govt insists he did not have Ebola

Oct 16, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 37-year-old man Karonga who was suspected of having Ebola has died of bacterial infection and will be buried in a normal way. According to Principal Secretary in Ministry of Health Dan Namarika, the patient… ...

No Ebola in Malawi – Govt

Oct 14, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has dispelled reports that a case of Ebola has been recorded in Karonga. The government has assured Malawians that there is no Ebola case in the country. Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health… ...

Malawi mute on Ebola in Tanzania

Sep 24, 2019 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi Government through the Ministry of Health has refused to comment on how ready the country is following reports of suspected Ebola cases in neighbouring Tanzania. This week, the World Health Organization (WHO), faulted the… ...

Tanzania accused of hiding Ebola cases

Sep 23, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

The World Health Organization (WHO) has accused Malawi’s neigbhour, Tanzania, of refusing to provide details of Ebola cases recorded in the country. In a statement on Saturday, the UN agency said it received reports on… ...

Malawi says no travel restrictions after Ebola resurfaces

Jul 31, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

As Ebola has reportedly killed more than 1,700 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising a continental alarm, the Malawi government says there are no travel restrictions set in the wake of the… ...

Govt monitoring Ebola outbreak

Sep 05, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Government of Malawi through Ministry of Health has said it is working with the neighbouring Zambia in checking the outbreak of the Ebola disease. This is following the fears that Zambia has registered Ebola cases,… ...

Malawi on the lookout for Ebola

May 17, 2017 Luke Bisani 47 &

The Malawi government has disclosed readiness in blocking the spread of Ebola into the country despite the human migration and geographical setting from the country that has since registered the deadly disease. This follows reports… ...

Ebola checks await Flames and Guinea players

Mar 27, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 28 &

...Flames arrive today In the continued Ebola crackdown, the Malawi government says national team players, who arrive home today together with their Guinea counterpart who will be in the country by Monday will all undergo checks… ...

Ebola fears cleared out of Guinea, Flames match

Mar 22, 2016 Orton Nyirenda 19 &

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) have cleared Guinea to host the Malawi national team in Conakry on March 25. The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) wrote CAF seeking guidance… ...

Luciano cancels Africa tour on Ebola fears

Oct 08, 2014 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Reggae singer Luciano has cancelled his trip to Africa in which he would also perform in Malawi because of fears associated with the spreading Ebola panic in western Africa. The artist's booking agent Sonia Sterling… ...