FDH Bank plc has donated K2 million to Friends of Embangweni Hospital in Mzimba to help with the acquisition of Personal protective Equipment (PPE) for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Making the donation in Blantyre Thursday, FDH Bank plc Head of Personal and Business banking Kawawa Msapato said the Covid-19 pandemic has brought various […]
As the country awaits the arrival of 20 000 testing kits in early September, which have been donated by China, co-chairperson of Presidential Taskforce Force on COVID-19, Dr. John Phuka has said there is need to rationalize the use of the limited number of test kits stock currently in stock. In his situation report on […]
UN Women have expressed concern that a lot more men seem to have died in the country from Covid-19, perhaps because of their poor health seeking behaviors. Country Representative for UN Women in Malawi, Clara Anyangwe made the remarks Wednesday during the Ministerial Stakeholders Stocktaking meeting on implementation of gender related interventions in the context […]
Nadu Molegeni can now smile as she has recovered from coronavirus (Covid -19) pandemic. Relating her experience from her home in Nkhoma, Lilongwe, she says at first, she felt pain in her legs and thought this was due to her four-month pregnancy and dismissed it. However, as the pain progressed over several days, and she […]
The National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice) Trust has joined forces with minibus touts, conductors and drivers in the fight against and preventing further spread of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the country. NICE executive director Ollen Mwalubunju said in an interview with Nyasa Times that his organization had noted that minibus touts […]
Members of various churches in Lilongwe have thanked government for reversing the number of people that can attend places of worship from 10 to 100. Government had earlier announced new ruled aimed at reducing the further spread of Covid-19, including that religious gathering should not have more than 10 people. But government later bowed down […]
As one way of alleviating some problems facing the health sector in the country and also part of Covid-19 intervention, Kaning’a CCAP sector 5 Womens guild on Saturday made a donation of 10 oxygen cylinders worthy over K600, 000 at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe. Speaking during the donation at Kamuzu central hospital, Kaning’a CCAP […]
An infectious disease expert has urged great caution over the reopening of schools in Malawi in the face of coronavirus surge, saying children could be as infectious as adults. Schools have been closed in Malawi since March 23. But on Saturday President Lazarus Chakwera in his national address said schools that will meet set Covid-19 […]
Three organisations working on disability issues have jointly embarked on a five-month Covid-19 Response Project to respond to needs of persons with disabilities. Malawi Council for the Handicapped (MACOHA), Malawi Union of the Blind (MUB) and Malawi National Association of the Deaf (MANAD) have received K49 million from Christian Blind Mission (CBM) to the tune […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has said travellers coming to the country through the airports will need to have a certificate showing that they have tested negative to coronavirus (Covid-19). Chakwera said in his national address monitored on local radio stations Saturday night that the Ministry of Transport is making great strides in meeting the safety standards of […]
Nyembezi Gausi is one of the many courageous and selfless frontline health workers, working tirelessly to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Malawi. She said that in the wake of COVID-19, she volunteered her services to the cause, despite working in the theatre department at the Bwaila Bottom hospital in Lilongwe. The first days were […]
Yes, coronavirus (Covid-19) is real: its hitting the economy and our society so bad and we are all anxious. None is certain as to when this pandemic will ease its grip on us. However, taking a leaf from history, pandemics have never been a permanent scourge on humans. The reason they haven’t been a permanent […]
Two renowned law professors say the gazetted rule which prohibits the congregation of more than 10 for worship is still in force despite the government announcement that it has been reviewed. University of Malawi law lecturers at Chancellor College, Garton Kamchezera and Edge Kanyongolo say the government has no powers to amend a law through […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has pardoned 499 prisoners to decongest prisons amid rising cases of Covid-19 infections in the reformatory institutions. Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has confirmed the development. He said the pardon would reduce the spiking cases of virus infections. Covid-19 cases are surging in prisons, rising from 134 to 155 within […]
Leadership of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church in Malawi has welcomed government decision allowing public gathering at 100 people with a strong assurance of strict adherence. The Taskforce announced on Thursday its decision to revert to allowing public gathering to 100 after it had earlier settled for 10—the decision the faith community protested. However, […]
The Story Workshop Trust has embarked on Covid-19 awareness in traditional authorities Mtwalo and Mpherembe in Mzimba North to change people’s behaviour. Speaking when he briefed Mzimba North District Executive Committee in Mzuzu on Wednesday, Story Workshop project officer Dennis Sintchaya said the two-month campaign seeks to change people’s attitude towards the pandemic. He said: […]
The government has bowed down to pressure from faith groups and other members of the public who have been opposing the newly gazetted Covid-19 guidelines which allows religious gatherings as well as places of worship to increase from 10 to 100 people. Minister of Health Khumbize Chiponda has announced the reversing of guidelines of public gathering […]
Oxfam on Wednesday launched a K46 million COVID-19 Response Project which, among other objectives, aims at cushioning vulnerable people from the effects of the pandemic in Machinga District. Speaking at Joho Primary School in Traditional Authority (T.A.) Nsanama in the district, Oxfam’s Southern Africa Regional Director, Nellie Nyang’wa said 2,500 households will receive once-off cash […]