Category: Health

Mia appreciates the corridor that has just been completed * The CDF project also constructed corridor from the wards to the mortuary * She also donated office furniture for the mortuary staff * Councillor Masanza applauded Mia for being development conscious By Duncan Mlanjira Ngabu Rural Hospital’s mortuary, which was initiated by Member of Parliament for Chikwawa Mkombezi, Abida Mia through the constituency development fund (CDF), is now fully functional and is servicing the whole of the Shire Valley….

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The spray officers in full protective gear By Mary Makhiringa, MANA Balaka District Council, in conjunction with World Vision International, on Monday launched the 2021 Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), with a call to communities to embrace the intervention aimed at ending the spread of deadly malaria. Balaka, together with three other districts of Mangochi, Nkhata Bay and Nkhotatoka, are piloting the IRS implementation and speaking during the launch, which started with a solidarity march from the District Commissioner’s Office…

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The cheque presentation by NBS Bank * The proliferation of the CoVID-19 messaging in Malawi has largely been focused on modern media * This has resulted in an inbalance uptake of information between the urban vs the rural — creating a 2-tier society scenario * Our message, as we reach out to the rural communities is clear, please don’t hesitate! go and get vaccinated * The Malawi International CoVID-19 Response Group members are deeply honoured and very grateful to…

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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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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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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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