Category: Health

Health Minister Kandodo Chiponda (centre) receiving the donation from Dlamini * Scabies spreading in some parts of the country * International health experts also provided to deal with the problem of scabies * ICT equipment to help achieve universal health coverage By Salomy Kandidziwa, MANA World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative, Dr Nonhlanhla Rosemary Dlamini has urged Malawians to follow good hygiene practices, saying it is a sure way of preventing scabies. Dlamini made the appeal Friday in Lilongwe…

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* As Chakwera launches COVID-19 vaccine * The President calls for acceptance * About 1.4 million Malawians are expected to be vaccinated * The pandemic has claimed over 1,077 lives, 82% in the second wave By Solister Mogha, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Over 861 centers across the country will provide the vaccination services that is targeting about 1.4 million Malawians from the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine the country received last week. President Lazarus Chakwera launched the…

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President Chakwera launching the vaccination exercise on Thursday * Blantyre has up to date registered a total of 10,205 cases and cumulatively it has 2,882 active cases * The district has over 5,000 healthcare workers but priority will be on frontline soldiers * Over 1,600 healthcare workers nationwide have been infected with virus so far * Of 86 new cases registered on Wednesday, Blantyre had the highest at 35 followed by 26 from Lilongwe * There were 690 new…

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Speaker of the National Assembly Gotani Hara * The last two weeks have been incredibly challenging * But they were made easier by your goodwill, prayers and constant check ups By Duncan Mlanjira Speaker of Parliament, Catherine Gotani Hara has issued a statement that she has now recovered from COVID-19 after undergoing self-isolation. “It is with pleasure and eternal gratitude that I can now tell you that I have tested negative for COVID-19 and I am fine,” she said….

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Waste management still a challenge in Mzuzu By Fiona Manda, MANA There is great improvement in waste management and collection in both business and residential areas of Mzuzu City since the launch of the clean up and beautification initiative in November last year. In an interview on Friday in Mzuzu, the campaign committee’s vice-chairperson, Zohra Matundu said her committee was impressed with the progress so far as the City Council strives to maintain cleanliness. “However, some residents and business…

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* K36m worth of medical equipment handed over to Queens Hospital * First fundraising phase in January raised K10 million for same Queens * Making it a total K46 million towards the fight against the second wave of the pandemic * Most equipment set to be used post COVID-19 era By Duncan Mlanjira Muslim Youth United (MYU) on Sunday presented K36 million worth of COVID-19 medical equipment and and its related supplies to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital’s treatment units….

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* Saturday’s positivity rate at 6.5%; Friday at 8.5%; Thursday at 7.4%; * Wednesday at 7.6%; Tuesday at 8.1%; Monday at 8.1% * In the past 24 hours, 13 cases were hospitalised; 14 were discharged * 91 active cases are hospitalised highest in Lilongwe and Blantyre at 20 each By Duncan Mlanjira President Lazarus Chakwera promised that the country’s COVID-19 partial lockdown could be lifted if the positivity declines to less that 5% and as of the past 24…

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Maravi Express Baby Dylan Alipo was born July 1, 2020 with a condition called Billiary Atresia which has kept him in hospital since birth and to save his life, he needs to have a liver transplant to be done in India that will cost US$30,000 (about K24 million). The baby’s parents, Victor and Hannah Chagona are thus appealing to well-wishers for support towards raising the funds for baby Dylan Alipo to access urgent medical attention at Aster Hospital in…

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