Month: February 2016 Posts

Govt targets thousands in vaccination drive against Cholera

Feb 14, 2016 Richard Jimu 2 &

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will vaccinate people living in areas around Lake Chirwa in order to curb Cholera outbreaks in Machinga, Zomba and Phalombe. The vaccination exercise will be carried out in collaboration with… ...

Cholera Outbreak: No new cases reported

Feb 08, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The five districts which were affected by Cholera have registered no new cases since mid-January, the ministry of health says. Director of preventive health services in the ministry Storn Kabuluzi told local media that people… ...

Cholera outbreak continues in Nkhatabay

Jan 30, 2016 Martha Chikoti 28 &

  As the fight against cholera outbreak seems to have been won in Malawi, in some areas new cases continue to be reported. One of such areas is Kuwawe in Nkhatabay district where the disease… ...

Number of cholera cases reduced in Machinga

Jan 09, 2016 Martha Chikoti 10 &

Malawi’s Minister of health Peter Kumpalume has claimed that there has been a reduction in cholera cases in some parts of the country over the past few days. The minister said this after visiting Machinga… ...

Cholera reaches Lilongwe

Jan 08, 2016 Diana Kaluwa 30 &

Barely a week after cholera resurfaced in the country, another case of cholera has been registered in Malawi capital city Lilongwe. According to the hospital’s public relations officer Trinity Kaombe, the hospital is keeping a… ...

Cholera spills up in Malawi

Jan 06, 2016 Emmanuel Kanzimbi 0 &

Cholera has now killed nine people and a number of 191 cases have been recorded in Namanja and Nayuchi health centres in Machinga district in a period of two weeks. According to spokesperson for Ministry… ...

Tension high in Nkhatabay after Cholera outbreak

Jan 05, 2016 Thula Chisamba 24 &

There is high tension among people living in Malawi’s northern region Tonga district of Nkhatabay where cases of Cholera have been reported. According to information gathered by Malawi24 in the district, about 15 people have… ...