Month: December 2022 Posts

Govt faulted for negligence in handling Cholera

Dec 30, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has expressed disappointment following disturbing revelations that government is failing to provide enough resources to health facilities to fight the Cholera outbreak, which is claiming scores… ...

Lilongwe has shortage of medical supplies as Cholera cases rise

Dec 29, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Cholera camps in Lilongwe are admitting 10 patients per day but the district has a severe shortage of medical supplies to fight the disease which has killed over 490 people in Malawi this year. Lilongwe DHO… ...

Citizens urged to strictly follow all preventive measures to fight Cholera outbreak

Dec 23, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Ministry of Health has asked Malawians in all districts to strictly follow all preventive measures if the country is to fight the cholera outbreak. Minister of Health who is also Co-Chairperson for Presidential Taskforce on… ...

CDEDI wants Chakwera to fire Chiponda over Cholera outbreak

Dec 22, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately remove Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda over the Cholera outbreak which has claimed 410 of lives and has affected… ...

Private clinics turning away Cholera patients

Dec 11, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has asked Private Hospital in the country to refrain from turning away Cholera patients calling the act as ‘unfortunate.’ Speaking on Saturday during a Press Conference at the Ministry’s… ...

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… ...