Category: Health

* The number of those vaccinated in Malawi, is at 23,907 since the roll out on March 11 * South Africa remains as having the most reported COVID-19 cases so far at 1,535,423 including 52,035 deaths * Malawi ranks at number 20 with cumulative figure of 33,216 cases including 1,093 deaths By Duncan Mlanjira As Malawi is going into the second phase of administering the AstraZeneca vaccine, the public should gain confidence that fellow African countries are also seriously reaching…

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President Chakwera was first to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 11 * Blantyre DHO rolls out second phase from Monday, March to 22-26 * Targeting the elderly; those with commorbidities and other social workers * Over 861 centers across the country will provide the vaccination services * About 1.4 million Malawians are expected to be vaccinated * There were 129 new COVID-19 cases, 315 new recoveries, one new death as of Friday By Duncan Mlanjira Since the COVID-19…

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Mihowa (right) presenting communication flyers for better nutrition  * District councils are not preparing budget lines for the sector * Media has a role to play to help in influencing policy makers * To consider allocating more resources at all levels of development By Tione Andsen, MANA Oxfam Malawi has said budgetary allocation for the nutrition sector has been minimal since 2016 with less than one percent being allocated in the total national budget. This was disclosed by Oxfam…

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WaSH is a global initiative * Arguing it is no longer necessary since the Ministry of Education is now drilling boreholes * This is despite calls by stakeholders on the importance WaSH in the COVID-19 fight * This reasoning reflects very narrow understanding of WaSH in the context of the fight against COVID-19–WaterAid * The decision to de-activate it is to be evaluated against the background that it is a COVID-19 response at global level By Duncan Mlanjira The…

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* Based on clear scientific evidence from more than 17 million people vaccinated in the EU * This follows recent concerns raised around blood clotting through social media * “The nature of the pandemic has led to increased attention in individual cases” * “We are going beyond the standard practices for safety monitoring” By Duncan Mlanjira There are unfounded reports circulating through social media across the world including Malawi that are purporting that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which is…

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COM’s associate professor John Phuka addressing the journalists * Mainstream media remains only credible source the public can believe on COVID-19 vaccine * Need to update information on daily basis to reduce cases of misinformation on social media * College of Medicine, Ministry of Health in close collaboration on vaccine public awareness By Tione Andsen, MANA There is a lot of misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine through the unregulated social media and this has prompted College of Medicine (COM) to…

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Presentation of the equipment at Chikwawa District Hospital * The good thing is, Covid or no Covid, the hospital needs these cylinders to assist critically ill patients * The group will continue as a health arm of Nsanje and Chikwawa Social Economic Development Forum * So that we continue to be partners if Nsanje and Chikwawa Hospitals in alleviating the health of our people in the Lower Shire By Duncan Mlanjira Formed after President Lazarus Chakwera had appealed all…

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