Sanitation Archives

Project reveals 76% people in rural India, with reduced mobility, struggle to access basic sanitation facilities

Nov 20, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Svayam, India's pioneering accessibility organisation and the social impact arm of Jindal SAW, unveils key findings from the ground-breaking Accessible Family Toilet Project, implemented with Foundation for Accessible Aquanir and Sanitation (FAAS- India wing of… ...

Zomba Health Office spokesperson Arnold Mndalira

Ofesi ya zaumoyo yapempha anthu kuti akhale ndi zimbudzi pofuna kupewa kolera

Nov 10, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Ofesi ya zaumoyo m’boma la Zomba yapempha mafumu kuti awonetsetsese kuti anthu awo akhale ndi zimbudzi pofuna kupewa kolera. Wofalitsa nkhani ku ofesi yadza umoyo Boma la Zomba Arnold Mndalira ndiyemwe wayankhula izi ku Zomba… ...

People in Chiradzulu have cleaned up Namadzi Market in the district

Adindo adandaula ndikusowa kwa zipangizo zochotsela zinyalala pa msika wa Namadzi

Oct 14, 2023 Andrew Salima 0 &

Adindo ena pa msika wa Namadzi ku Chiradzulu adandaula ndikusowa kwa zipangizo zochotsela zinyalala monga mawilibala ndi mafosholo pamsikawu. A George Mkwate m'modzi, wa mamembala a komiti pamsikawu wati mawilibala, mafosholo komanso zotchinga kukamwa ndi… ...

Nearly 4,000 community members in South Africa enjoy access to clean water for first time

Aug 21, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Over 3,800 community members of the Makoko Village in Mpumalanga now join the millions of people across Africa whose lives have been transformed by the installation of Innovation: Africa’s solar water pumping systems. The recently… ...

Communities in Zomba discouraged from defecating in bush

May 28, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

A non-governmental organisation in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, Hygiene Village Project, has introduced a project that discourages communities to defecate in the bush as one way of preventing water and food borne diseases… ...

Balaka District Council urges residents to observe sanitation practices

May 13, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Balaka District Council has implored residents to embrace a sense of ownership in ensuring that they observe sanitation and hygiene practices in a bid to prevent communicable diseases. The Council's chairperson, Councilor Pharaoh Kambiri said… ...

Environmental Dept. against immediate closure of Mtaya site in Lilongwe

Mar 06, 2023 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

The Environmental Affairs Department in Malawi has advised Lilongwe City Council not to close the dumping site at Area 38 (Mtaya), saying immediate closure of the site is not a lasting solution to the sanitation… ...

Legislator Ngalande commits to promotion of hygiene in markets

Feb 19, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Member of Parliament for Balaka North constituency, Tony Ngalande, has pledged to promote sanitation standards in markets in a quest to combat the cholera outbreak. The parliamentarian made the remarks on Saturday after leading a… ...

Environmental activist condemns tendency of dumping waste in drains

Jan 27, 2023 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

Environmental activist Maloto Chimkombero says the tendency of dumping household waste in drains when it is raining instead of using proper waste disposal methods is fuelling water and land pollution in Malawi. Speaking to Malawi24,… ...

Balaka DHO sounds SOS on Cholera outbreak

Dec 31, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Balaka District Health Office has revealed that lack of medical supplies remains a challenging factor in the fight against cholera in the district. The hospital's chief preventive health officer, Blessings Chitsime, disclosed this in an… ...

Citizens urged to strictly follow all preventive measures to fight Cholera outbreak

Dec 23, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Ministry of Health has asked Malawians in all districts to strictly follow all preventive measures if the country is to fight the cholera outbreak. Minister of Health who is also Co-Chairperson for Presidential Taskforce on… ...

Damaged sewer system puts people in Zomba City at risk of Cholera

Oct 27, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

People along Likangala River at Kazembe, Chilupsya and Chikanda in the City of Zomba are at risk of suffering from Cholera because the sewer system in the city is damaged and fecal matters are spilling… ...

Britons to compete with faeces for the beach

Aug 18, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Some people in parts of the UK will be swimming in fecal water and bask on sewers as untreated sewage has been discharged by water companies into the sea along England’s south coast and has… ...

Govt reaffirms commitment to improving sanitation and hygiene

Jul 29, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Government through the Ministry of Health say it remains committed towards improving sanitation and hygiene as a means of achieving the Sustainable Development goal number 6.2 by 2030. SDG 6. 2. urges countries to achieve… ...

LWB launches Lilongwe sanitation marketing campaign

Apr 30, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) on Friday launched Lilongwe Water and Sanitation Project’s sanitation marketing campaign dubbed Zamakono which will facilitate adoption of new and modern sanitation interventions and promote the improvement of water supply… ...