Month: March 2023 Posts

Limbe Health Centre gets five new toilets

Mar 28, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Limbe Health Centre in-charge, Dora Mwafulirwa, says the construction of five new toilets and bathrooms at the health centre is timely as the facility had only two toilets used by over 600 people on a… ...

Africa CDC conducts training on preparedness for emergencies

Mar 26, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Participants from various agencies and departments including Malawi Police, Malawi Defence Force, Animal Health have undergone Public Health Emergency Operation Centre Training in Lilongwe. The training was organized by Africa Centre for Disease Control and… ...

Fear stopping people from seeking cholera treatment

Mar 26, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Cholera patients continue to shun hospitals amid false rumours that the cholera outbreak is part of a plot to reduce the population of Malawi. Malawi24 has discovered that rumors which have been spreading concerning cholera… ...

Malawi to host emergency ministerial meeting for Cholera affected countries

Mar 07, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Government of Malawi, with support of the Africa CDC and the World Health Organisation will this week hosting   a High-level Emergency Ministerial meeting for Cholera affected countries, those at risk, relevant regional economic communities,… ...

Cholera: People with disabilities say they are at great risk

Mar 01, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Peter Kanowa, a representative of people living with disabilities in Balaka District, says people with various forms of disabilities are at great risk of contracting cholera as most of them do not have adequate information… ...

MACRA donates cholera medical supplies worth K54m to MoH

Feb 27, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has donated over K54 million worth of medical supplies to the Ministry of Health, adding to the collective effort in the fight against the current Cholera outbreak. The donated equipment… ...

Balaka DHO making headway in cholera fight

Feb 25, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Balaka District Health Office says it is optimistic of containing the cholera outbreak in the district within a period of a month. The districts' Health Promotion and Public Relations Officer,Mercy Nyirenda, said a number… ...