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Dilapidated slaughter houses worry authorities in Chitipa

June 17, 2020

By Asimenye Sibale, MANA Chitipa District Veterinary Officer, Steve Musopole has expressed deep concern over poor conditions of slaughter houses in the district, a situation he said is a serious threat to outbreaks of diseases both in animals and humans. After a recent district executive committee meeting on animal and public health, Musopole said all 20 slaughter houses in the district do not have water supply and neither are they fenced. “Dogs have easy access to the slaughter houses…

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug

June 16, 2020

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By Michelle Roberts, Health editor, BBC News online A cheap and widely available drug dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus. It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For…

COVID-19 Presidential Taskforce Force co-chairperson Dr. Phuka condemns attack on health personnel in Ndirande

June 16, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Co-chairperson of Presidential Taskforce Force on COVID-19, Dr. Phuka has strongly condemned the aggressive attack on Blantyre District Health Office health workers on Sunday, who were on duty to bury a corpse of a person who had died from COVID-19 at Malabada in Ndirande. The health workers were dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPEs) caused some jitters amongst onlookers that included the deceased’s bereaved family. The residents are reported to have been irked by the…

Malawian athlete Chitedze and her SA colleague complete their 45km charity challenge; So far raises R4,510

June 15, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira By midday on Monday, over R4,500 had been raised of the targeted R30,000 through the charity marathon challenge done on Sunday by Malawian long distance athlete, Gloria Chitedze together with her South African colleague Ntabaleng Tsusane. The two completed 45.5kms each on Sunday in a time of 4.59hrs in the Virtual Race of Legends challenge to raise funds to procure foodstuffs for children, whose parents have been affected by the COVID-9 lockdown due to job losses….

Malawi records one more death from COVID-19

June 14, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira From the 32 new COVID-19 registered cases in the past 48 hours of Saturday, one was death of a frontline officer in the fight against the spread of the pandemic. According to a statement from State House, the deceased is police officer, Rodgers Kazembe who has since been buried by health personnel in line with burial guidelines of coronavirus related deaths. A statement from co-chairperson of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka says…

Government still owes Water Boards on bills now at K30 billion

June 14, 2020

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By Tione Andsen, MANA The country’s Water Boards are still owed K30 billion in water bills from government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, reveals Water Services Association of Malawi (WASAM). WASAM Executive Secretary, Dokani Ngwira revealed this to Malawi News Agency (MANA) on Friday in Lilongwe during a press briefing regarding the threat of COVID-19 in the country. He said the bill was reduced to K23 billion by the end of 2019 after some payments were made but the mount…

Fully-functional LUANAR COVID-19 testing centre officially commissioned by Health Minister Jappie Mhango

June 12, 2020

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By John Saukira The COVID-19 testing centre to be based at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is now fully functional and was officially commissioned by Minister of Health & Population Jappie Mhango on Thursday. This now brings the number of testing centres nationwide to 15. The LUANAR Centre has a capacity to test 96 specimens per day which is adds as a milestone. Mhango, while urging Malawians to continue adhering to all hygiene practices all times…

Selective justice in the face of COVID-19

June 11, 2020

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Analysis by Wisdom Ngwira, MANA When the Malawi Government declared COVID-19 pandemic a national disaster on March 20, 2020, almost all sectors of the society came to a halt. Three days after this declaration by President Peter Mutharika, government set out a number of measures which were aimed at preventing the spread of the virus such as closure of schools with immediate effect, banning of public gatherings of more than 100 people and the same with sporting and entertainment…

COVID-19 fight and it’s economic effects on Malawi

June 11, 2020

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Analysis by Wisdom Ngwira, MANA December 2019, will historically be remembered as the month and year when a new ‘monster’ was born in the World — the Coronavirus. It all started in the sub provincial city of Wuhan, the Capital of Hubei Province, China when the World Health Organisation (WHO) was alerted of several cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in the City. On January 9, 2020, the Centre for Disease Control China, reported that a novel Coronavirus…

Two arrested in Mulanje for possessing medical devices without permit

June 10, 2020

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By Blackson Mkupatira, MANA Police in Mulanje have arrested a minibus driver and a passenger along Mulanje-Muloza road for possessing medical devices without permit contrary to section 92 of Pharmacy, Medicine Regulatory Authority. Mulanje Police Station public relations officer Gresham Ngwira said the two are the driver Master Makapu, 35, and his passenger Osten Bleki, 45 who were in the minibus registration number MN 3052 that was stopped at a roadblock the police were manning along Mulanje-Muloza Road on…