Author: Duncan Mlanjira

By Duncan Mlanjira As Area 18 cemetery in Lilongwe is facing unprecedented demand for burials mainly due to COVID-19 related deaths, Lilongwe City Council is pleading the its business community partners if they could provide excavators to be used in digging graves in advance. The Council says their manual based grave digging can no longer cope despite increasing number of staff at the cemetery. “We know that we now need to do things differently as funerals are having to…

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* We have backup power through generator and solar system which automatically provide power. * The majority of COVID-19 cases do not need ICU services and if they do, they are transferred to facilities that have available ICU facilities * We were among the first centres to test for COVID-19 after the first wave struck in 2020 * Our staff have received specific COVID-19 management training By Duncan Mlanjira Partners in Hope Mecical Centre has responded to allegations circulating…

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From left: Isha Mataka member of Kidney Foundation, Martha Kwataine Presidential advisor on NGOs, chairperson Frank Mwale and member Denis Nyirenda By John Saukira The Kidney Foundation of Malawi has put on hold its intention it recently announced that it would hold vigil at State House gates in order for the government to swiftly address the current situation of the dialysis unit at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH). At a press briefing in Lilongwe, the Foundation’s chairperson Frank Mwale said…

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* The fact is that the people are suffering out there and some are dying * As the government does its part, you and I can chime in and do ours * “I make this contribution to my uncle’s memory. Be blessed.” * “These are donations I received from well-wishers for my brother’s funeral yesterday” By Duncan Mlanjira One of Malawi’s well-known social issues commentator, Onjezani Kenani has initiated an appeal to the public to fundraise in order to…

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* Active cases surpasses 5,000 mark, related deaths reach 300 * New locally transmitted infections at 556, Blantyre highest at 216 * Of the active cases, 167 are admitted in 18 hospitals, Blantyre highest at 71 * 6 of new deaths from Lilongwe, two from Blantyre, one from Nkhotakota By Duncan Mlanjira In the past 24 hours of Saturday, Malawi has registered 562 new COVID-19 cases, nine new related deaths, 18 new recoveries and the highest number of admissions…

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The initiative that was rolled out last week * The fundraising initiative completed in under a week * Over by a million kwacha to be channeled to the same cause * Equipment to be procured are patient monitors; latex gloves; surgical masks; medical gowns; enoxaparin and heparin. By Duncan Mlanjira Within a week after Muslim Youth United (MYU) sent out an appeal for financial support from wellwishers, the initiative by this philanthropy arm of Muslims in Malawi has exceeded…

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