Category: Health

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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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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Sunday’s situation report * Some patients are being brought in our treatment units already dead * Chances of one recovering increases when the disease is identified as early as possible * Public encouraged to call toll-free number 929 if unsure of what to do By Duncan Mlanjira The presidential task force on CoVID-19 has expressed concern that the country continues to lose productive citizens to the disease — some of whom could have survived if they were presented to…

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* This vaccine has an efficacy rate of 80% — Lilongwe District Health Office’s publicist * It has been clinically proven that children have higher immunity to COVID-19 * Unlike older people, who usually have underlying medical conditions that have the potential to exacerbate the disease * As of Wednesday,  456,126 people have received the first AstraZeneca jab while 142,178 received the second By Andrew Magombo, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express As the country anticipates the first consignment…

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Most people draw water from unprotected sources * Every year tea farmers register high cases of diarrhoea and cholera due to use of water from unprotected sources * There was an increase of 5% in the rate of diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery and typhoid between 2019 and 2020 By Kiran Ntapasha, MANA Over 58,000 people from 37 villages under Senior Chief Khwethemule in Thyolo District are expected to access safe water under the United Purpose one year intervention called Beyond…

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The lone borehole By Tione Andsen, MANA Over 300 households in Lilongwe North East in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Chimutu in Lilongwe use a single borehole as the only protected source of water, Village Head Mwendera has confirmed. During an Oxfam Media team that visited his area as a follow-up to CoVID-19 Response Project, the traditional leader said six villages of Mwendera, Mpesa, Chaziya, Kauma, Jani and Grant access the single borehole and that the area has…

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Highlights * A curfew will be put from 10hrs-6hrs * Bars should open from 2 pm to 10 pm to only serve customers on takeaway basis * Restaurants should open from 6hrs-10hrs * No political rallies allowed * Banks to ensure ATMs have enough cash at all times * Businesses must increase the number of cashiers to serve customers quickly * All public transport vehicles should not exceed 50% of their carrying capacity * Government is discouraging people from…

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118 toll free number is managed through MTL * Government losing millions because of the irresponsible pranks By George Mponda, MANA Assistant Director of Clinical Services responsible for the Emergency Medical Services, Dr. Yankho Luwe has bemoaned the tendency by some irresponsible Malawians, who are abusing the emergency services toll free number 118. Dr. Luwe revealed on Friday during a District Executive Committee meeting in Dedza that over 50% of calls which are made to have been pranks. “On…

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* Launches ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ malaria campaign * “The campaign launch itself is not enough; we have to go down and root out malaria in our communities” By Robert Nayeja & Patrick Ndawala, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera has officially launched a campaign dubbed ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ with a call to different partners to support government in ending malaria by 2030. The President made the call during the launch ceremony on Tuesday at Liwonde in Machinga…

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