Category: Health

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…

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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…

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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…

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By Duncan Mlanjira From the 247 COVID-19 tests that have been done in the past 24 hours of Thursday, the country registered no new COVID-19 related deaths and this has been the trend three days into the month of September. In his situation report, co-chairperson of the presidential taskforce on COVID-19, Dr John Phuka as of Thursday evening, Malawi has registered 14 new cases and 16 new recoveries. From Tuesday to Wednesday, there haven’t been no new COVID-19 related…

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his Wednesday’s situation report, co-chairperson of the presidential taskforce on COVID-19, Dr John Phuka is asking that as the world is opening various economic activities including international travel, there is need to travel only when it is essential. Dr. Phuka cautions the public that COVID-19 is still spreading across the globe and in the case that the members of the public are to travel they should  take keen interest to check the COVID-19 requirements for…

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