Category: Health

Receiving the consignment at Kamuzu International Airport *  After Malawi Immunization Technical Advisory Group submitted its recommendations on the booster dose * The booster doses are for eligible individuals with at least 3 months after the primary series of the vaccinations * As of Sunday, February 27, 803,626 people are fully vaccinated By Fostina Mkandawire, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Upon receiving a consignment of 277,000 doses of Astrazeneca CoVID-19 vaccine from Japanese Government on Saturday at Kamuzu…

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Mia descending from Liwonde water treatment plant during the inspection  By Martin Chiwanda, MANA Minister of Water and Sanitation, Abida Mia has described the water situation in Liwonde, Machinga District as a crisis when she visited the area to appreciate the challenges people in the township are facing with regard to water and sanitation. She said people in Liwonde are facing a lot of challenges in as far as accessing potable and enough water is concerned as they are…

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Deputy Health Minister Phale (left) with UN partners during the press conference * As they join the country in strategies put in place to eliminate the disease * Parents urged have their under-15 children to receive routine polio vaccines * To contain further spread of the disease from the lone case that has been identified * Immunization for children should be given a priority in awake of the lone outbreak * Ministry of Health commended for responding favourably when…

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Today’s situation report * Just 24,828 fully vaccinated since February 1, bringing total at 800,554 people having had their jabs as of today, February 22 * CoVID-19 cases still being registered in the country on a daily basis— presidential taskforce * As of yesterday Monday, 40 patients were in CoVID-19 treatment units across the country * Today Tuesday, 34 active cases are currently hospitalised with Blantyre as highest at 20 By Duncan Mlanjira The presidential taskforce on CoVID-19 continues…

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Bande signing the project contract * Currently 2.2 million people have access to clean water due to the works of World Vision International and Water for People—Bande * Lack of water sanitation in the district is a threat to national development as it is fundemental to public health By Robert Maloya & Linda Likomwa, MANA About 84,500 people in Chiradzulu are expected to have access to clean water through Clean Water and Sanitation for Everyone, Everywhere project that World…

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Captioned ‘Owner and Patient of the Day’ * On days when we see terrible cases of animal cruelty and negligence, it helps to see owners like these * To remember that most people care about their dogs—Blantyre SPCA * Such heartwarming from an amazing lady and lucky dog—Sarah Ross * I pray for more wonderful animals owners like her—Millie Kotecha-Makhecha By Duncan Mlanjira Several members of the public have applauded and acclaimed a lady who walked a long distance…

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