Category: Health

By Duncan Mlanjira Housing Investment and Development Cooperative (HIDCO) donated scrub suits on Monday to the country’s three referral hospitals, Queen Elizabeth, Kamuzu Central and Mzuzu Central in order to protect frontline COVID-19 health care workers. Presenting the donation for Kamuzu Central Hospital, HIDCO’s treasurer, Dr. Maureen Chirwa — who is chairperson of the donation initiative’s task force — said they decided to join in the fight against COVID-19 after been appalled with the news that health care workers…

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By Chimwemwe Mphande, MANA National Initiative for Civic Education Trust (NICE) in Machinga has started door-to-door sensitisation meetings with households on COVID-19 prevention measures. NICE’s Civic Education Officer for the district, Bowlender Muonjeza has described the approach as the most convenient way of reaching out to people to have serious COVID-19 discussions especially on the Government’s new preventive measures it has put in place. “We want to be in line with these measures, hence the door-to-door approach of disseminating…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has asked President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tonse-led government to initiate innovative programmes to help vulnerable people if the Public Health (Corona Virus and Covid-19 Prevention, Containment and Management Rules, 2020) which has been gazetted in Parliament is to be effective. He reminded Chakwera that the previous DPP-led government introduced an emergency cash transfer programme to save the small scale businesses in and around major markets in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu, Zomba and others,…

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By Ireen Kayira, MANA The Chinese Government on Tuesday donated medical supplies to Malawi to assist health workers in the fight against COVID-19 that included 150,000 surgical masks ,15,000 N95 masks, 7,000 protective clothing, 7,000 goggles, 7000 pairs of gloves  and 300 pairs of show covers. The medical supplies were handed over to Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA) in Lilongwe on Tuesday by China Embassy’s Deputy Chief, Wang Xiusheng who said it was the hope of his government…

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By Duncan Mlanjira As of Tuesday, August 11, six Coronavirus-related deaths were registered, bringing the cumulative figure at 152 as the total figure of recorded cases in Malawi is now at 4,714 since the first cases in April. Since August 1 alone, there had been 42 deaths — six on August 1 (from 108 new cases recorded); three on the 2nd (from 45 new cases); none on the 3rd (from 42); five on the 4th (from 88); eight on…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Monday’s situation report from co-chairperson of Presidential Taskforce Force on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka, says the country’s data shows that the people that have recovered have surpassed the active cases and that the recovery rate has passed the 50% mark. “This is encouraging as it gives hope in this fight against COVID-19 pandemic,” says Dr. Phuka in his report, while stressing that those that have recovered should continue to strictly adhere to all preventive measures to…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Since the first case of Coronavirus-related death in April, Malawi has cumulatively recorded 146 deaths as the total figure of registered cases is now at 4,658. Since August 1 alone, there had been 36 deaths — six on August 1 (from 108 new cases recorded); three on the 2nd (from 45 new cases); none on the 3rd (from 42); five on the 4th (from 88); eight on 5th (from 65); a further eight on the 6th…

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