For millions of Malawians living in rural areas, the nearest water source is often little more than a borehole or shallow well — but simply having access isn’t enough. Without knowing what’s actually in that water, entire communities remain dangerously exposed to cholera, diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases that claim lives every single year. Now […]
As Blantyre tops in Covid-19 infections, the commercial city has been hit by cholera as well. Officials from the district health office say a second case of cholera has been registered and it involves a four-year-old girl from Makheta in Blantyre. The Ministry of Health says the patient was properly managed and subsequently discharged from […]
One person has tested negative for cholera in Blantyre after he was rushed to hospital following cholera symptoms. The rainy season is always associated with high cases of cholera in Blantyre and other parts in the country, especially urban areas. Blantyre District Council officials say they are to ready to deal with cholera outbreaks in […]
A health expert has predicated a drop in cholera cases this year in the country due to covid-19 protocols. Maziko Matemba, one of the leading commentators on health matters said the cleanliness which goes with COVID-19 preventive measures will push the cholera cases down. “This is because, hygienic practices have been heavily enforced in most […]
Three more cholera cases have been detected in the country’s commercial city of Blantyre just a week after the first confirmed case. This has triggered fears and concerns of a possible outbreak in the populated city and begs a lot of questions on sanitation issues. Blantyre District acting Health Officer, Dr. Gift Kawalazira, says the […]
Chances that there could be a serious outbreak of waterborne diseases in the northern region city of Mzuzu are high as officials have confessed that they have no waste management facilities, Nyasa Times can reveal. Last Friday, communities around Mzuzu maize silos, close to where waste was being dumped, got destroyed and closed up after members of […]
One cholera case, the first in this rainy season, has been confirmed in Limbe – Blantyre. Blantyre District acting Health Officer, Dr. Gift Kawalazira, says the disease has attacked a 13 year old boy from Bangwe. He said the boy had just arrived from Bvumbwe in Thyolo three days ago. “Let me emphasize that these […]
Government says the fight against cholera is on course after registering one death and 20 cholera cases up from over 900 cases and 42 deaths in 2017. Ministry of Health and Population Joshua Malango however said the ministry is not flattered because of the results. “We will continue as the ministry to ensure zero cholera […]
Lilongwe has registered its first cholera case ahead of the rainy season, triggering fears of the outbreak of the disease when the rains finally come. Spokesperson for Lilongwe district health office said laboratory test results for a 54-year-old woman from Nathenje have turned positive. “The lab results show that she has cholera so she remains […]
Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe has registered a suspected cholera case, triggering fears of an outbreak of the deadly disease on the onset of the rainy seasons in days to come. Lilongwe district health office spokesperson Richard Mvula says the 54-year-old woman was brought to the health facility from Nathenje last night. “She has been quarantined. […]
Fear has gripped communities around Made Village, Traditional Authority Mduwa in Mchinji following cholera outbreak. Three cases were suspected and that among the three patients, two tested positive at Mikundi Health Centre on March 23. Confirming the development, Mchinji district health promotion officer Owen Chataika, said the two patients have been quarantined at the facility […]
Chief Executive Officer for Lilongwe Water Board Alfonso Chikuni says his organisation is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that it continues to provide clean water this rainy season as one way of fighting cholera. Some populous townships in the city have in the past rainy seasons been affected by cholera leading to avoidable […]
Officials at Blantyre City Council and District Health Office have confirmed that one person has died of cholera in Blantyre, the first such death in two years. Director of Health Services at Blantyre City Council Gift Kawaladzira said the man had come from Lilongwe and booked a room at a lodge in Ndirande where he […]
Chairperson for Salima District Council has called on the central government and partners to assist the council with all necessary resources to combat the Cholera outbreak which resurfaced a week ago. The call follows the death of a second person on Thursday, a thing which has forced the council to double its efforts. Salima District […]
One person has died of cholera in Salima just a month after the World Health Organisation gave Malawi a cholera clean slate. Salima Hospital spokesperson Angella Nyongani Sakwata confirmed the death. “The death happened on Friday but the postmortem was only made available on Monday,” said Sakwata. She said the deceased hailed from chief Khombeza’s […]
Parent Aid Child Initiative (PACHI) has urged communities which were affected by cholera in Lilongwe to form groups that will enhance information sharing on cholera and other health issues that the communities are likely to face. PACHI, a nongovernmental organization working hand in hand with UNICEF, has so far in Lilongwe visited area 36, Kawuma, […]
World Health Organisation (WHO) has given Malawi a status free status but government officials are warning against relaxing on personal and food hygiene. Health ministry spokesman Joshua Malango has confirmed of the status. “This is because Malawi has met the global guidelines of not recording cholera cases for a period of 14 days,” said Malango. […]
Bunda college, a constituent college of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar), in the capital Lilongwe has been hit by cholera scare as there are confirmed reports of the disease’s outbreak in some surrounding villages. The college has since issued a notice to its students warning them of the disease which has already claimed […]