A friend in need is a friend indeed, so the saying goes. The adage proved true to communities surrounding Lake Chirwa in Phalombe district when representatives from Pharmanova Malawi Limited donated MK250,000 worth of medical supplies and water guard to help ease the cholera problem facing the residents. Statistics from the district’s health office show […]
An outbreak of dry cholera has killed nine people in areas surrounding Lake Chilwa with 363 others currently infected, Ministry of Health officials have confirmed. The outbreak which was firstly noticed in July this year has affected largely fishermen in the districts of Phalombe, Zomba and Machinga who ply their trade on the lake. Ministry […]
Residents of Bangwe Township, one of the cholera prone areas in Blantyre were on Saturday persuaded on the need to build modern latrines that are environmental friendly. This was said during the mobile- sensitization meeting at Bangwe Market conducted by Sanitation Solutions, a private company specializing in constructing modern latrines that do not give out […]
Erratic water supply that has affected the southern region district of Chikhwawa during the last two months has resulted in the area recording an unprecedented number of cholera incidents, officials have said. Since the start of rainy season, the district has recorded 58 cases of cholera out of the national statistics of 59, Ministry of […]
As the rain season draws near, the ministry of health has advised Malawians to take precautionary measures against Cholera. Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It has a short incubation period, from less than one day to five days, and produces an […]