Cholera cases Archives

Cholera vaccination starts Monday

Feb 13, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

The Ministry of Health says it will start administering cholera vaccine on Monday next week in Karonga. The vaccine which arrived in the country on Friday is targeting over 100,000 people in Karonga, Dowa and… ...

Cholera cases still rising

Feb 12, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Cholera cases are still increasing in the country despite efforts of government and international organisations to fight the waterborne disease. According to Ministry of Health and Population spokesperson Joshua Malango, the number of recorded cases… ...

14 new cholera cases registered in Malawi

Feb 11, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The country is still registering a high number of cholera cases as 14 new cases were recorded on Friday. According to Ministry of Health and Population Spokesperson Joshua Malango, the cases were reported in Lilongwe,… ...

UNICEF in fight against cholera

Feb 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

As some parts of the country are registering cholera cases, UNICEF in partnership with Center for Development Control (CDC) are using drones to map out cholera cases in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. According to UNICEF, the… ...

US helping Malawi fight cholera

Jan 25, 2018 Bright Malenga 3 &

The United States has said it will continue to assist Malawi government to closely monitor the extent of the cholera outbreak and make recommendations to control further spread. According to United States Embassy in the… ...

No cholera in Likoma – Ministry of Health

Jan 25, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The ministry of health has refuted reports that the cholera outbreak has reached Likoma Island. The ministry through its spokesperson Joshua Malango has said no case of cholera has been registered in the district. Malango… ...

Phalombe cholera status delights authorities

Jan 21, 2018 Chikondi Magalasi 6 &

Health authorities in Phalombe have said they are happy that the district is yet to register a case of cholera this rainy season. At this time in 2015/2016, the district had registered 95 cases of… ...