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MoH awards ambulance procurement bid to controversial Zambian firm; HRDC files corruption petition to ACB

September 10, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has written a petition to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), saying it has seen a notification of the award of a contract to Grandview International of Lusaka, Zambia to supply 35 Toyota Land Cruisers ambulances. However, Grandview International is a subject of investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission in Zambia in their supply of 42 Fire Trucks at $1 million each that was investigated way back in 2017 by the Anti-Corruption Commission in Zambia in…

COMESA warns member states to be cautious of SA juice product Liqui Fruit

September 10, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Competition Commission (CCC) under the wing of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), has issued warning to its member states against consuming Liqui Fruit Red Grape products from South Africa that allegedly to contain small shards of glass. Liqui Fruit products, that includes Ceres Juice, are common in Malawi especially through the South African retailers and other outlets connected to the Rainbow country. The decision by the South African company, Pioneer Foods to…

COVID-19 flattening curve still encouraging; no new death recorded in past 24hrs

September 9, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira From 494 COVID-19 tests that have been done in the past 24 hours, there were 23 new cases, 21 new recoveries and no new deaths. Of the new cases, 19 are locally transmitted and four are imported infections — two recorded on new arrivals at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa and the other two are truck drivers identified at Mwanza border through routine screening of people entering the country. Of the locally transmitted infections, 11 are…

Mtunthama Lions Club donates food items to Kawale elderly

September 9, 2020

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Maravi Express Lilongwe-based Mtunthama Lions Club donated food items to the elderly of Kawale Township in Lilongwe on Sunday to assist them to fight against Coronavirus health-wise. The Club’s Vice President, Veronica Ndalama said apart from the preventive measures set by the government, one has to have a strong immune system to fight the pandemic. “We are aware that as one grows old the immune system becomes weak and one way of boosting that immune system is by eating…

COVID-19 cases continue to decline; single related death in 8 days

September 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his Tuesday’s situation report, co-chairperson of the presidential taskforce on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka reports that in the past 24 hours, Malawi has registered no new deaths from the nine new cases. And they are 13 new recoveries from the cumulative number of 3,603 recovery cases. The nine new cases are locally transmitted infections — five from Blantyre, two from Mchinji, and one each from Lilongwe and Mulanje. Cumulatively, Malawi has recorded 5,630 cases including 176 death and…

Robert Chenda Mkandawire applauds Lilongwe DHO health workers towards his 21-day long COVID-19 fight

September 8, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his testimony on the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lilongwe-based Robert Chenda Mkandawire, who was discharged from self-isolation on Monday, described his experience as “quite a bumpy 21-day long fight against the virus”. He said he doesn’t take for granted the total support he received from Lilongwe District Health Office (DHO) frontline COVID-19 health care workers, describing their response as “simply fantastic”. “The team visited us four times in a space of 12 days…

Dr. Phuka reiterates on importance of wearing masks for school learners

September 7, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In Monday’s situation report co-chairperson of the presidential taskforce on COVID-19, Dr John Phuka as the schools have reopened there is need to strengthen the preventive measures in the community and the school settings by enhancing use of face mask. “The use of face mask is part of a comprehensive package of the prevention and control measures that can limit the spread of COVID-19,” the Doc said. “Face masks can be used either for protection of healthy persons from contracting…

COVID-19 new cases and its related deaths continue to decline for month of September

September 6, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Sunday’s situation report indicates that the downward trend in the numbers new COVID-19 cases and its related deaths continue to decline six days into the month of September. In the past 24 hours, only three new COVID-19 cases were registered with no new deaths as well as no new recoveries. All the new cases were identified at the Mwanza border during routine screening and they are truck drivers (two Mozambicans and one Malawian) who were heading to Blantyre….

Downward trend in COVID-19 new cases and related deaths continue to be much lower in past two weeks

September 4, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira From the 375 COVID-19 tests that have been done in the past 24 hours of Friday, the country registered no new COVID-19 related deaths and this has been the trend four days into the month of September. In his situation report, co-chairperson of the presidential taskforce on COVID-19, Dr John Phuka as of Friday evening, Malawi has registered 15 new cases and 17 new recoveries as the downward trend in number of new cases and…

Government’s goal is to eliminate HIV/Aids as a public health threat by 2030 — Chakwera

September 4, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his first State of Nation Address (SONA) made in Parliament on Friday, President Lazarus Chakwera said his administration’s goal is to eliminate HIV/Aids as a public health threat by 2030. He disclosed that to achieve that goal, Government will implement a National Strategic Plan for the HIV response, which aims at 95-95-95 coverage targets for diagnosis, treatment, and viral suppression by 2025. He pledged that his vision for the health sector is to give all…