Month: February 2023 Posts

MRCS donates body bags to MoH

Feb 05, 2023 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has donated 750 body bags worth K15 million to the Ministry of Health (MoH) as a cholera emergency response. The donation will help prevent the spread of the epidemic by… ...

Over 10 million people in Malawi at risk of cholera

Jan 28, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has warned that over 10 million people in the country are at risk of being affected by cholera. MRCS President, Innocent Majiya, disclosed this Friday during a press briefing for… ...

Malawi Red Cross seeks K5.7 billion to fight cholera

Jan 28, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has launched a cholera emergency appeal seeking over K 5.7 billion in order to scale up its support to government in responding to the cholera outbreak that has hit the… ...

Red Cross committed to helping flood victims

Aug 04, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 5 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has said it is committed and is working hard with its partners to reach out to people who were hit by floods during the last rainy season. This is… ...

Red Cross rescues Phalombe

Jun 26, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has handed over to communities a €1 million (about K560 million) Diarrhoea Mitigation Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project which it was implementing in the area of Traditional Authority… ...

Parents urged to take children for Measles-Rubella vaccination

Jun 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 2 &

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has urged parents and caregivers in the country to take their children for Measles-Rubella vaccination during the week long vaccination campaign which will start on Monday. MRCS, in the mobilisation… ...

Red Cross to distribute 15,000 blankets

May 27, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

  Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) in partnership with the Japanese Blanket for Africa Campaign (JBAC) has launched a campaign to distribute 15,000 blankets to needy Malawians. Speaking during the launch at Nsani Primary school… ...

Malawians urged to donate to Red Cross

May 10, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MCRS) has encouraged Malawians to donate to it as a way of contributing to the operations of the society. The appeal was made during the launch of the Red Cross… ...

MRCS gives cash to flood victims

Apr 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) in partnership with Malawi Network of Older Persons Organisation (MANEPO) has donated cash to elderly people who were left homeless in Salima following floods that occurred in February this… ...

Malawi Red Cross builds VIP latrines

Mar 17, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

As one way of improving sanitation in primary schools, Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has built Ventilated Improved (VIP) latrines at Chigumula Full Primary School in Mangochi. Icelandic Red Cross funded the project of constructing… ...

Malawi Red Cross receives K70m office building

Feb 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 5 &

Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) on Wednesday received a MK70 million multipurpose office building for Salima Division from Swiss Red Cross. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Swiss Red Cross delegate to MRCS Alexandra Machado said… ...