Month: May 2020 Posts

Nkhatabay couple test positive for Coronavirus

May 16, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

A 33-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman in Nkhatabay have tested positive for the coronavirus, days after returning from Tanzania. According to Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, the two travelled from Tanzania to Malawi using… ...

Nurses appeal for removal of 30% tax on risk allowances

May 15, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

National Organization of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) has asked government to remove tax on health workers’ risk allowances. In a later addressed to the government through secretary to the treasury, President of NONM,… ...

Covid-19 patient found in bar after escaping isolation facility

May 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A 27-year-old Covid-19 patient escaped from an isolation facility in Karonga on Saturday and was found in a bar in Nkhatabay on Monday. Health authorities have confirmed to the local media that the person escaped… ...

We have herbs that cure Coronavirus, declares Malawi’s Teras Health Care

May 09, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

...Challenges govt to give them a chance One of Malawi's herbal products manufacturing companies, Teras Health Care, has claimed that it has a product which heals COVID-19 patients. This is according to the company's Marketing… ...

Coronavirus: Malawi records two new cases

May 06, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A man based in Thyolo and another one based in Lilongwe have tested positive for Covid-19. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has announced the cases saying one has been confirmed at College of Medicine in… ...

We have not received allowances for Covid-19 duties – Mhango

May 05, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has insisted that he and other ministers are not getting allowances from government for carrying out Covid-19 duties. He was speaking today at a meeting between Human Rights Defenders Coalition… ...

UN agencies, NGOs appeal for K102 billion to support 7.5 million Malawians

May 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

United Nations and non-governmental organisations have launched an appeal for $139.2 million (about K102 billion) which will be used to support 7.5 million people in the country for six months. The organizations under Humanitarian Country… ...