Category: Health

Helping to reduce spread of other communicable diseases By Duncan Mlanjira There is a huge light at the end of the tunnel if the public can continue practising the COVID-19 preventive measures as some of them have multiple benefits. In his Wednesday situation report, co-chairperson the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka said apart from preventive the spread of the pandemic, they are also helping to reduce the spread of other diseases. “Handwashing with soap is also helping to prevent…

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Mother Care Groups in Mchinji Maravi Express  Malawi Health Equity Network (MEHN) is working with mother care groups in various districts in Malawi to encourage women to send their children for immunization and also to clear the misconceptions and myths in rural areas that immunization is evil. The initiative follows countrywide concerns of such myths and misconceptions in most villages and MEHN also corroborates with traditional leaders to encourage people — such as those that belong to the Zion…

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By Steven Godfrey Mkweteza Three groupings, led by the Quadriyyah Muslim Ulama Council of Malawi, have joined forces asking Members of Parliament to table and pass the Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) Bill once it is brought back into the august House. At a joint press briefing held in Zomba on Monday, Quadriyyah Muslim Ulama Council  vice-chairman, Sheikh Jim Suleimana said the Muslim groupings said the MPs should consider the Bill as a human rights piece of legislation aimed at…

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By Kondwani Magombo, MANA There were fears that the COVID-19 could escalate in Mangochi and Mzimba due to high number of people that trek to and from South Africa from the two districts since April when cases of the pandemic that were being recorded were imported infections from South Africa. But Mangochi has proved it wrong and so far only recorded 156 COVID-19 cases and two related deaths — indicating the district has played a good role in the…

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The Asian Business Community By Duncan Mlanjira Asian Business Community (ABC) are on a campaign soliciting funds to procure hospital beds, water-proof mattresses and pillows to be donated to various hospitals. The cost is at K125,000 each and the target is to raise 75 beds and so far total beds pledged are at 52, remaining with 23 as of close of business on Tuesday. This is being done under the theme ‘You Can Change the Quality of Service Delivery in…

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