Month: May 2021 Posts

Man dies after consuming kachasu

May 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 38-year-old man identified as Champion John has died in Dedza after taking locally distilled spirits popularly known as kachasu on an empty stomach. Dedza police deputy Publicist Sergeant Cassim Manda said John who was… ...

Ntcheu West MP pleads for ambulance

May 21, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Member of Parliament for Ntcheu West has asked the Ministry of Health to consider providing an ambulance to Tsekera Health Centre, saying the health facility serves people from several areas. The legislator Simeon Salambula said… ...

Malawi destroys 19,610 doses of Covid-19 vaccine

May 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Health has burned 19,610 expired doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The incineration was carried out this morning at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. Doses which have been destroyed were part of… ...

K17.5 billion put to use: Minister to inspect Covid-19 vaccine incineration

May 19, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda will this morning inspect the incineration of Covid-19 vaccines at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. Chiponda is expected to be guest of honour at the event where about 19,000… ...

Covid-19: Nankhumwa says Chakwera will be held responsible for rise in cases

May 19, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has warned that President Lazarus Chakwera will be held responsible for upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the country, saying the president showed recklessness by holding political  rallies earlier this month.… ...

Taps run dry at Mapale Health Centre

May 12, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mapale Health Centre in Mzuzu has been operating without potable water for close to a month now. The hospital that provides both outpatients and maternity services is facing a water crisis. “The clinic has been… ...

Woman steals baby in Mzimba

May 11, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Jenda Police in Mzimba are hunting for a woman who stole a one-month-old baby boy at Jenda Health Centre. According to a Police report, this occurred on Sunday 9 May, 2021. Police say that the… ...