Month: November 2022 Posts

Malawi receives 2.9 million doses of Cholera Vaccines

Nov 08, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi has received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak in the country. The consignment arrives at a critical time as… ...

Damaged sewer system puts people in Zomba City at risk of Cholera

Oct 27, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

People along Likangala River at Kazembe, Chilupsya and Chikanda in the City of Zomba  are at risk of suffering from Cholera because the sewer system in the city is damaged and fecal matters are spilling… ...

Malawi in fight to contain Cholera as rainy season nears

Oct 05, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Health says it will be chaotic if the Cholera outbreak is not contained before the start of the rainy season. The current outbreak begun in March in districts that were affected by… ...

Rumphi DC sounds SOS as Cholera rages on in the district

Sep 09, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

District Commissioner (DC) for Rumphi, Emmanuel Bulukutu, has appealed for partner's support to help in containing the spread of Cholera in the district where  146 cases have been registered. In an interview on Friday, Bulukutu… ...

Amref donates Cholera management supplies to Ministry of Health

Sep 06, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

As one way of responding to Cholera outbreak in the country, Amref Health Africa Malawi on Monday made a donation of Cholera management supplies to Malawi Government through the Ministry of Health. The donation is… ...

Cholera continues to spread in Malawi

Sep 02, 2022 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Health says Cholera has been reported in ten districts in the country over the past 14 days. Minister of Health Honorable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said the districts are Nsanje, Blantyre, Chikwawa, Nkhata… ...

Nkhata Bay Council suspends water distribution to Cholera hotspots

Aug 31, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Nkhata Bay District Council has suspended distribution of water to cholera hotspot areas due to inadequate funding to fuel vehicles used in the exercise. Speaking to Malawi News Agency (MANA) spokesperson for the council,  Patrick… ...

Legislator Zikhale Ng’oma cheers Cholera patients in Nkhata Bay

Aug 22, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Member of Parliament for Nkhata Bay South Ken Zikhale Ng'oma cheered patients who are suffering from Cholera at Tukombo Health centre where he donated money and various items to patients as well as a cow… ...

Nkhata Bay situation dire

Aug 18, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

The situation is dire in Nkhata Bay where eight people have died of Cholera and 213 cases have been recorded this month. On 7th August 2022, the district received alerts of cases of people presenting… ...

Partners in Health spends K80 million to deliver Cholera vaccine in Neno

Aug 02, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Partners in Health/Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (PIH/APZU) has reaffirmed its commitment towards improving health service delivery in Neno district where the organization has spent K80 million to ensure availability of Cholera vaccine. This is according… ...

Balaka DHO registers Cholera death

May 26, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Balaka District Hospital has registered the first Cholera death since the outbreak started in the district. The deceased, a woman aged 33, hailed from Chikuse village in Traditional Authority Matola in the district. According to… ...

Balaka DHO registers 3 Cholera cases

May 24, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Balaka District Hospital Public Relations Officer, Mercy Nyirenda, says the hospital has registered 3 Cholera cases and there is also one suspected case. Speaking in an interview, Nyirenda said one of the cases is improving… ...

Malawi records 17 new Cholera cases

May 10, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi has recorded 17 new Cholera cases, including 11 cases from Blantyre. According to an update released by the Ministry of Health yesterday, Chikwawa and Nsanje districts have recorded one new case each while Neno… ...

Cholera: 100 cases, five deaths recorded in Malawi

May 04, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Health says Malawi has recorded 100 Cholera cases and five deaths since February this year. This is according to a statement released by the Ministry today. So far five districts have been… ...

Ministry of Health implementing measures to contain Cholera outbreak

Apr 07, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Ministry of Health and Population says it is implementing measures, including vaccination, to contain Cholera outbreak in the country. The Minister of Health Hon Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, disclosed this during the commemoration of World Health… ...