Category: Health

Lunguzi, publicity secretary * To support Dedza District Hospital and health centres/facilities with supplies * To ease frontline healthcare workers burdens in executing their duties * Also intent helping to stop the spread of infections in communities * Through various COVID-19 preventive measures awareness as recommended by health experts * The initiative also includes to contribute to any efforts in support of extremely destitute families affected by disruption of normal lives By Duncan Mlanjira Taking cognizance that most district hospitals…

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* Of the active cases, 340 are admitted in over 20 hospitals across the country * Lilongwe as the highest at 126 followed by Blantyre at 108 and Mzimba North at 16 By Duncan Mlanjira In his situation report on Thursday, co-chairperson of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka said the health authorities are establishing field hospitals in four of the country’s cities to ease the congestion currently being experienced in treatment units at central hospitals….

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Della and Aj inspecting their gift at S&A Cold Storage * An initiative to provide a meal a day for COVID-19 treatment unit staff * Attracting massive whole-handed support from public * DPP Southern Region committee condoles Mia family By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Mayamiko Phiri, contributor Deputy Minister of Lands, Abida Mia has donated a big Brahman bull that has been processed into over 400kgs of beef to be used to prepare meals to COVID-19 frontline healthcare…

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* Frontline staff are working tirelessly to save lives and stop the COVID-19 spread * It is illegal to threaten healthcare worker or any one in Malawi as according to law * Law enforcement agencies to follow up on threats and bring to book all the people spreading threats and misinformation * The denial being portrayed by some sections of the society will only make the situation worse * “We may save a lot of lives if we work in…

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Mponda (2nd left) receives the donation from MYU on behalf of Queens * As of Monday, Queens had 86 admissions * This is from the total of 323 active cases admitted in over 20 hospitals * Lilongwe having the highest at 128, Zomba 20 and 15 in Mzimba North. * Monday had 592 new COVID-19 cases, 81 new recoveries and 10 new deaths * Bringing total active cases at 12,479; recoveries at 6,780 and 518 deaths. * Case fatality…

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* Named Covid Response Foundation * A non-profit making and wholly voluntary foundation * Incorporated under the Companies Act of Malawi * To focus its attention for a start on the Queens By Duncan Mlanjira Former Mayor of the City of Blantyre, Noel Chalamanda — together with three corporate executives — Allan Hans Muhome; Eric Chapola and Donbell Mandala, are leading a newly-formed Coronavirus response fundraising initiative — named Covid Response Foundation. An introduction on its website, www.crfmw.org, says…

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* 950 new cases are local transmissions with Blantyre highest at 246 * 15 of the new deaths are from from Lilongwe, Blantyre 10 * 238 cases are currently admitted, with Blantyre as highest at 76, Lilongwe 53 By Duncan Mlanjira The number of COVID-19 recover cases keeps on rising despite the exponential increase of new cases and new related deaths being registered every single day. In the past 24 hours, there were 179 new recoveries of which 44…

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