Category: Health

Emmanuel Mulele presents the dummy cheque to Chikondi on behalf of MSA Women of Substance * MSA Women of Substance’s objective is to assist underprivileged women and girls in Malawi * Being so young in her 20’s, we decided to assist her so that she can have long life to assist others in future * “Words fail me. I thank these women with all my heart and I know I will go into Easter very happy” * Amkango Fitness…

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NBM Capital Markets Fund Manager, Elton Masibawo making symbolic presentation of the air conditioning  * Staff were using a fan during surgery * Two other theatres not functioning * Hospital facing numerous challenges By Duncan Mlanjira National Bank (NBM) Capital Markets, a subsidiary of National Bank of Malawi, have come to the rescue of Chiradzulu District Hospital by donating an air conditioning machine for its surgical theatre. In his vote of thanks at the presentation ceremony on Tuesday, the…

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The petitioners at Parliament on Friday * The WaSH sector has not been given the kind of prioritization it deserves by the government * Its funding be increased to 10% of the national budget and or towards 1.5% of the GDP * Ministries of Health and Gender should stop running health facilities and CCBCs respectively that do not have WaSH facilities * Government should fully establish a National Water Resources Authority * And an independent regulator for water supply…

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Expectant mothers no longer have to endure this burden * It required some great strength and courage for expectant mothers to draw water from a borehole situated 80m downhill * Since the competition to draw water was always fierce, expectant mothers had to wake up very early in the morning * WaterAid installed solar powered water pump to supply adequate water for entire health centre By Dennis Lupenga, WaterAid Mzandu Health Centre in Ntchisi District was built on top…

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In this Century people shouldn’t be drawing from unsafe sources * Climate change acts as a threat multiplier for water * Worsening problems caused by poor management of water resources * Without easy access to clean water, people’s lives are blighted by sickness, poverty * And also worsens the endless drudgery of collecting water by vulnerable women By Duncan Mlanjira WaterAid Malawi has reiterated its emphasis on the need to take urgent actions to help poor communities adjust to…

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* So far K4 million raised of the needed K11 million treatment cost at Atermis Hospital * She needs to go Atermis Hospital within 8 weeks from March 10, 2021 * She received chemotherapy and mastectomy treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned citizens and relations of breast cancer-stricken, 28-year-old Chikondi Kazembe, are appealing to well-wishers to donate funds towards helping her travel to India for specialized treatment, which is quoted at US$15,000 (K11 million). The ‘Chikondi…

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* To ensure that more vaccination sites become operational to increase access in the districts * The delivery platform remains the government and CHAM health facilities * The public to contact their local health authorities for specific vaccination schedules for their areas * There were 528 new COVID-19 recoveries in the past 24 hours of 21 were new with three new deaths By Duncan Mlanjira The presidential task force on COVID-19 says the government is continuously working on training more vaccination…

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