Month: February 2018 Posts

Muluzi warns Malawians on cholera

Feb 10, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi has warned that Malawi will continue to have cholera outbreaks if Malawians do not start to follow prevention measures. Muluzi made the warning when presenting a ministerial… ...

US helping Malawi fight cholera

Jan 25, 2018 Bright Malenga 3 &

The United States has said it will continue to assist Malawi government to closely monitor the extent of the cholera outbreak and make recommendations to control further spread. According to United States Embassy in the… ...

No cholera in Likoma – Ministry of Health

Jan 25, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

The ministry of health has refuted reports that the cholera outbreak has reached Likoma Island. The ministry through its spokesperson Joshua Malango has said no case of cholera has been registered in the district. Malango… ...

Ministry of health geared to combat TB

Jan 23, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

In a bid to combat tuberculosis in the country, the ministry of health says it will continue conducting tuberculosis mobile screening exercises. According to the ministry’s spokesperson Joshua Malango, the project which commenced in November… ...

Phalombe cholera status delights authorities

Jan 21, 2018 Chikondi Magalasi 6 &

Health authorities in Phalombe have said they are happy that the district is yet to register a case of cholera this rainy season. At this time in 2015/2016, the district had registered 95 cases of… ...

Lack of bathroom at health centre affecting patients

Jan 15, 2018 Bright Malenga 13 &

Patients and guardians at Chankhungu Health Centre in Dowa have stayed days without bathing because the only bathroom that was at the health centre got damaged by a tree that fell on it. Heavy rains… ...

Activist call for handshake ban over cholera

Jan 15, 2018 Luke Bisani 32 &

As Malawi Government through the ministry of health is still battling to curb the spread of cholera, a health activist has called for a ban of handshakes as a prevention measure. Health activist George Jobe… ...