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Ntaja Health Centre contains Cholera outbreak

Feb 04, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Ntaja Health Centre in Machinga District has not registered any cholera case in the past 5 days, officials at the facility have disclosed. Robert Phiri, Senior Medical Assistant at Ntaja Health Centre, told Malawi24 that… ...

UK commits over K600 million towards cholera fight in Malawi

Jan 31, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The United Kingdom has committed £500,000 (over K600,000,000) towards Malawi’s cholera emergency response, saying it is concerned with the rise in cholera cases in the country. Together with similar match funding from Germany’s KfW, over… ...

Chakwera convinced there is link between cholera in Malawi and climate change

Jan 30, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says he does not doubt that there is a link between climate change and cholera in Malawi but he has called for more studies into the link. Chakwera made the remarks in… ...

Form 3 student commits suicide

Jan 30, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 22-year-old student who was in form three at Euthini Secondary School in Mzimba District has  committed suicide by hanging over a chronic illness. Mzimba police spokesperson, Peter Botha identified the deceased as Samuel Jonathan… ...

Over 10 million people in Malawi at risk of cholera

Jan 28, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has warned that over 10 million people in the country are at risk of being affected by cholera. MRCS President, Innocent Majiya, disclosed this Friday during a press briefing for… ...

Malawi Red Cross seeks K5.7 billion to fight cholera

Jan 28, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has launched a cholera emergency appeal seeking over K 5.7 billion in order to scale up its support to government in responding to the cholera outbreak that has hit the… ...

Four-year-old girl dies in house fire

Jan 27, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A four-year-old girl in Nsanje, southern Malawi, has died after the house she was in caught fire. The girl has been identified as Brandina Banda. Her father John Kaweta Banda has told Zodiak Online that… ...