Category: Health

By Duncan Mlanjira There was ESCOM power failure on Wednesday at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and the gensets also failed creating a crisis whereby the kitchen could not provide evening food for patients in the wards. Upon being informed of the crisis, Malawi Relief Fund (MRF) UK responded swiftly and funds were mobilized to buy relief food packs that were delivered by 19:30 hours at the paedriatic wards. The food items by MRF UK included 500 packs of readily…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Co-chairperson of Presidential Taskforce Force on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka is urging the public to eat healthy foods to prevent, fight and recover from COVID-19 infections. Dr. Phuka said this in his situation report in which he reported of 68 new COVID-19 cases that were registered on Tuesday, 26 of which are new recoveries and one new death that occurred  in Mzimba North. “As we continue the fight against COVID-19, I would like to emphasise of the importance…

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his weekly radio address to the nation in which he was updating the country’s fight against COVID-19, President Lazarus Chakwera announced that the Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an organization called Masks for All, which has already distributed 4 million masks nationwide and has pledged to distribute 3 million more. This comes after the World Mask Week which was declared by World Health Organization (WHO) that was set aside from August…

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By Duncan Mlanjira UN agency UNICEF has procured a new oxygen plant to be installed at Kamuzu Central Hospital in the next three weeks to help in the treatment of COVID-19 patients who have trouble breathing on their own. President Lazarus Chakwera announced this during his weekly radio address to the nation, adding that construction of the facility to house the oxygen plant has been completed. The President also updated that the 200 new ventilators donated by the African…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Muslim Youth United, a philanthropy arm of Muslims in Malawi, has completed its 2020 Winter Warmth Initiative in which they have distributed over 4,200 blankets, 3,000 jackets and 600 sweaters to less privileged people. Other warm clothing donated included scarves, hats, wool coats, gloves and household rummage materials. The gesture was to various vulnerable people in Blantyre, Limbe and Zomba that included those in prisons and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital where the MYU adopted two pediatric…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Smoke particles from uncontrolled bushfires are causing high levels of air pollution in Malawi and if not curbed can make the symptoms of COVID-19 sufferers worse due to excessive smoke inhalation. This has been observed by biodiversity protection NGO, Reforestation of the Environment and Ecosystem of Zomba (TREEZ), as it appeals to the telecommunications industry to share public health and safety information through SMSs as well as TV and radio adverts to reduce uncontrolled forest and…

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