Category: Health

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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* The Councils and clusters must urgently submit their proposed itemized activity plans on how they intend to spend their allocations * The Councils have also been ordered to submit monthly expenditure reports for for February 2021 by March 5 By Duncan Mlanjira Except for Ministries of Health and Education, all clusters and Councils have been ordered to stop spending the remaining K17.270 billion COVID-19 funds which government allocated to them to combat the second wave of the pandemic….

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