Category: Health

The assaulted healthcare worker  * This is very sad – human beings have become more evil * Ignorance at it’s best, very bad * We might not be doing enough on the civic education side on COVID-19 deaths * We have a full ministry of civic education which is failing to civic educate the citizenry By Duncan Mlanjira Despite public calls to respect healthcare workers in discharging their duties, driver for Kasungu District Hospital, Mr. Cheyo, has been badly…

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* In the first phase in January, MYU raised K8 million to procure two patient monitors; 800 heparin vials (medications) * As well 25 rain coats; 25,000 face masks and 21 pulse meters Donations to First Capital Bank; Limbe Branch; account# 0001704001704 under the name Muslim Youth United – Sadaqa * Airtel Money transfers is through +265 995 402 817 By Duncan Mlanjira In less than 24 hour since rolling out the second phase of fundraising to procure essential…

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* We must continue complying with the preventive measures—Chakwera * Currently positivity rate of 16.9% * Frontline healthcare workers applauded for registering 2,202 recoveries in the past week alone * Healthcare workers to be considered first for COVID-19 vaccine because they are the last line of defense By Duncan Mlanjira In his weekly address on COVID-19 updates on Sunday, President Lazarus Chakwera urged Malawians to continue complying with the preventive measures so that the positivity rate continues to drop until…

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Phuka fired for lacking strong leadership skills * They both ignored red flags highlighted in the Ombudsman’s November 2010 report * Both heads for DODMA and the COVID-19 Taskforce lacked strong leadership * Orders Secretary to the President and Cabinet to suspend all cluster heads with immediate effect * The suspensions to pave way for a full forensic audit by  National Audit Office * Alleged elements of criminal conduct by those who abused or misappropriated funds to be address By…

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* 158 new COVID-19 cases registered, 53 new recoveries, 15 new deaths * Of the new cases, 156 are local transmissions with Blantyre having highest at 54 followed by 50 from Lilongwe * In the past 24 hours, 20 cases were hospitalised and 17 discharged * A total of 171 active cases are hospitalised; Blantyre highest at 52 followed by 39 in Lilongwe, 20 in Mzimba North * Of the 15 new COVID-19 related deaths registered, five are from…

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* As first consignment of COVID-19 medical supplies delivered * “Chiradzulu District Hospital has numerous problems which Government alone cannot solve” * lt largely depends on a borehole and a stream as sources of water * Since water from the utility provider is intermittent and not reliable By Duncan Mlanjira Members of the public whose origins are from Chiradzulu — in conjunction with their allies and other well-wishers — delivered the first consignment of COVID-19 medical supplies which they…

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