Ebola Archives

Ministry of Health closely monitoring Marburg virus situation in Tanzania

Mar 22, 2025 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Malawi Government, through the Ministry of Health, has put up measures to prevent the spread of the Marburg virus disease in the country. The Marburg disease was recently recorded in Tanzania. Speaking yesterday, during… ...

Organizations join hands in sensitising communities about Ebola

Dec 23, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Two organizations in Lilongwe have a embarked on a project aimed at sensitizing people in rural areas about Ebola. Titha Organisation of the People with Disabilities (TOPED) and Youth Health Network (YOHNET) are implementing the… ...

Congolese boy quarantined in Karonga after showing signs of Ebola

Nov 23, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

An eight-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has shown signs of Ebola has been put under quarantine in Karonga. The boy together with his parents travelled to Malawi from DRC through Burundi… ...

Lab tests show Karonga man did not have Ebola

Oct 22, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Tests conducted at a laboratory in South Africa have shown that the man who died in Karonga last week did not have Ebola. The Ministry of Health says the tests conducted in South Africa on… ...

Health workers bury Karonga man

Oct 21, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 37-year-old man who was suspected of having Ebola was buried by health workers despite government promising to bury him normally. The man died last week and health officials said he had fever, facial swelling… ...

Karonga man dies, govt insists he did not have Ebola

Oct 16, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 37-year-old man Karonga who was suspected of having Ebola has died of bacterial infection and will be buried in a normal way. According to Principal Secretary in Ministry of Health Dan Namarika, the patient… ...

No Ebola in Malawi – Govt

Oct 14, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has dispelled reports that a case of Ebola has been recorded in Karonga. The government has assured Malawians that there is no Ebola case in the country. Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health… ...