Dowa Archives

No arrangement yet for refugees to register sim cards

Apr 19, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

Refugees and asylum seekers residing at Dzaleka in Dowa and Luwani in Mwanza will not register their sim cards in the ongoing registration exercise since they do not have national identity cards. During a sensitization… ...

Dowa chief goes back to school

Apr 16, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

A Senior Group village head in Dowa has enrolled in Form One, 17 years after dropping out while in Form Two. Senior Group village head woman Jonasi, whose real name is Chifuniro Ndelemani Katsache is… ...

Youth press council over stadium

Apr 15, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Youth in Dowa have called on the district’s council to upgrade a community centre ground in the district. The young people say the council has for years failed to build a fence around Dowa community… ...

Long distances derailing PMTCT of HIV

Apr 13, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Authorities in Dowa have pointed out long distances to hospital as a key challenge to efforts aimed at preventing mother to child HIV transmission. Nurse Midwife Technician for Msakambewa Health Centre Onnester Hedson Kachiundo said… ...

NGOs call for more efforts to reduce HIV transmission

Apr 08, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Organisations focusing on Prevention from Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Dowa have called for more awareness on PMTCT to reduce infections from mother to child. The organisations are Journalists Association against Aids… ...

NGO accused of stealing from villagers

Apr 05, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust has called on authorities to investigate a safe motherhood non-governmental organisation for stealing money from villagers in Dowa. The NGO, Mponela Motherhood Development Organisation, has been soliciting money… ...

People still defecating in the bush – report

Apr 02, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

A study shows that people in Dowa are still defecating in open spaces despite many parts of the district being declared open defecation free. Dowa Fisheries Officer Francis Sidira has since asked non-governmental organisations to… ...