Parliamentarian Ngwale urges CSOs, NGOs to intensify awareness of ‘Termination of Pregnancy Bill’

Ngwale joined the awareness match through Nchalo Trading Centre By Victor Singano Jnr. For Members of Parliament to be stimulated and persuaded to push for the legislation of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill, civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country need to intensify awareness campaigns amongst the public. Chairperson for Parliamentary Health Committee, Dr. Mathews Ngwale says once the CSOs and NGOs receive good support from the people, they can push their legislators to seriously…

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Chiwaya’s suicide ignites public debate to reflect on mental health awareness

Late Chiwaya, described as very intelligent, analytical and critical on issues of politics in Malawi * When faced with challenges such as this, people should confide in others * Leaving a suicide note was a premeditated decision which is linked to depression * A person feels the only way to be peaceful is to leave this earth but that’s not a solution * Malawians urged to use Mental Health Awareness Month in October to reflect and find solutions *…

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South Africa to import plastic waste to meet needs of the industry

By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi can decide to take advantage of cleaning up plastic waste following South Africa’s plans to import plastic waste in order to meet the plastic industry’s needs. A report by that country’s Daily Maverick online publication, South Africa — which also struggles to deal with its own waste — recycles only 14% of its plastic waste but the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is opening up applications for the commodities import. Daily Maverick’s…

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Public urged to collect official certification as proof for full CoVID-19 vaccination

President receiving his second jab of AstraZeneca some weeks ago * To bring with them vaccine certificate they were first given as proof of full vaccination * The certificate will be generated through the Ministry of Health’s CoVID-19 electronic vaccine registry * The e-vaccine registry system contains records of each person who has received a CoVID-19 vaccine * As of Wednesday, a total of 923,686 vaccine doses had been administered * 482,962 people receiving their first doses of AstraZeneca…

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Government to reinstate frontline nutrition officers

President Chakwera releases plans towards the nutrition strategy By Nellie Kapatuka, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered that frontline nutrition officers be reinstated part of the measures his administration has put in place in the fight against malnutrition in the country. Speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday during the launch of the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) 3.0 strategy at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC), Chakwera said the country needs to invest into addressing health challenges being faced which become…

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Studies identify mental illnesses as second leading cause of disability and premature mortality

* Suicide cases in Malawi increased by 57% in 2020 resulting from extreme cases of mental health * Out of these figures a lot of men are killing themselves more than women * They are as a result of loss of hope in dealing with problems resulting from CoVID-19 * Looking at the trajectory there, figures are likely to go higher in 2021 – this is a concern to all of us By Duncan Mlanjira Mental health is one…

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SPARC Systems, Caring Hands Center partner to develop mental health awareness App

Caring Hands’ Spiwe Zulu (left) and SPARC’s Kasandala after signing the MoU * The Mental Lab App will automate the processes of awareness to individuals who are mentally disturbed * Or who are stressed and anxious and are seeking therapy to ease their state of mind * Plans are to scale it up to be able to deploy it across Africa and the world By Duncan Mlanjira Caring Hands Center Limited, a non-profit organization that promotes mental health awareness…

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CoVID-19 pandemic continues to spread despite reduction in number of cases

By Duncan Mlanjira The presidential taskforce on CoVID-19 alerts the public that despite the reduction in the number of cases being registered, the pandemic continues to spread across the country. In her Sunday situation resport, the taskforce’s co-chairperson, Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, said this is the case because the communities continue to register transmission of the disease as evidenced by the number of new confirmed cases that are mostly locally transmitted as well as admissions and related deaths….

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Low response to CoVID-19 vaccination is due to rampant public misinformation—Malawi Red Cross Society

By Lydia Maganga, MANA Journalists in the country have been advised against sensationalizing reporting on the CoVID-19 vaccines but rather give out correct information to the public so that the uptake of the vaccine increases. This was said by Malawi Red Cross Society acting director of programme, Patrick Phiri  on Saturday during an orientation meeting in Blantyre where journalists were oriented on the best reporting practices on CoVID-19 vaccinations. He said that there is a lot of misinformation going…

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Sparc Systems encourages staff to get vaccinated by offering salary bonus as incentive

Sparc Systems managing director and founder, Wisely Phiri * One week salary, which is quarter of their monthly net * This include those that have received their first doses * We are doing our best to keep everyone healthy and safe in the working place * As of Sunday, 463,848 people have received the first dose of AstraZeneca and 159,229 their second jab * The single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is now available in vaccination sites…

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