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By Chimwemwe Njoloma, MANA Minister of Health and Population, Jappie Mhango has called upon healthcare workers in the country not to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by making unrealistic financial demands. Mhango made the remarks this week in Lilongwe when he toured an isolation centre at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) as he was being briefed about the challenges managers are facing. He said he aware of the situation that many healthcare workers in other countries are saving across…

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Malawi News Agency A lot more non-state actors in Malawi are joining hands with the government in containing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has shaken the globe. Ecobank Malawi in conjunction with World Vision Malawi, donated K24 million worth of material aid to Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe as part of Pan African Bank’s social responsibility. Ecobank contributed K5.4 million while World Vision on items that are clinically COVID-19 related in nature. Rehema M’bang’ombe, Ecobank’s senior local account manager for…

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By Andrew Magombo, MANA In the bid to fight the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, Lilongwe-based non-governmental organisation, Tingathe is locally manufacturing protective face masks from an African print design. The masks are made by the alumni of Tingathe’s Vocational Skills Program of Fashion and Design and Tingathe’s co-founder, Aubrey Lindeire said they are working hand in hand with Masks for Malawi (M4M) in mobilising more tailors from inside and outside Lilongwe to manufacture more. “Together with M4M…

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