Mchinji District youth-friendly services coordinator Agness Jarafi says the Covid-19 pandemic has affected sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service delivery among youths. In an interview yesterday, she said the district hospital is unable to conduct outreach programmes and open days due to travel restrictions following the pandemic. “This has reduced SRH access among youths. In […]
Government efforts to deal with coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has been done a blow after frontline workers at Kameza isolation centre abandoned patients on Tuesday in strike aimed at forcing the government to pay them allowances. The uncompromising workers have warned that they will release the patients and seal off the centre if their demand is […]
Minister of Health, Jappie Mhango has asked traditional leaders in northern border district of Karonga to take a leading role in ending the use of uncharted routes because the tendency is threatening the fight against coronavirus pandemic. He made the remarks Saturday at Iponga primary school in the district during a meeting with traditional leaders […]
Malawi has registered 48 new coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic cases, bringing the number of infections to 529 as people continue to disregard government set strict prevention measures of the disease. A statement from Presidential Covid-19 Task Force and signed by its co-chairperson Dr. John Phuka says the country has registered three new recoveries and deaths remain […]
Members of parliament on Friday continued to defy arrangements set by the National Assembly to protect the legislators from catching coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Most of them did not have face masks, they disregarded an order that only 100 members of parliament should be in the chamber, they sat very close to each other and some […]
A police officer has become the fifth person in the country to die of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the first state security officer to succumb to the virus. A statement from State House says Rodgers Kazembe has since been buried with health personnel taking charge of the funeral and burial ceremony in line with burial […]
Government says two national parks are set for a close down because they are not making money due to dwindling tourists’ tours as coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic takes its toll. Director of Parks and Wildlife Brighton Kunchedwa said concessionaires of Vwaza game reserve and Nyika national park have already given notice to close the tourist attraction […]
Former president Joyce Banda has come under fire following her remarks that there is no coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Malawi. Banda made the remarks few days ago during one of Tonse Alliance campaign rallies in Nkhatabay district. Reacting to Banda’s sentiments, Information, Civic Education and Science and Technology Minister Mark Botomani described the remarks as […]
Malawi on Thursday recorded 26 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the number of cases to 481 as people continue to disregard preventive measures set by government. However, there have been 10 new recoveries. According to ministry of Health information, of the new cases, nine were identified at Kamuzu international airport, saying the patients were coming from […]
Mental health experts say Malawi is experiencing rising numbers of the disease due to covid-19 effects. Programs manager at St. John of God Hospital Mwai Nkhoma said this is due to anxiety and stress which goes with covid-19. “We are now recording high numbers of mental health problems in the country and these are effects […]
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic 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 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 […]
Malawi remains one of the few nations in the world that has not gone into a coronavirus lockdown as the government rushes to meet the conditions of a court order to implement a cash transfer scheme for the poor before doing so. But as some parts of the world are slowly coming out of their […]
The former State president Joyce Banda, who is also People’s Party (PP) president, has said there is no Covid-19, the strands of coronavirus pandemic in Malawi. Banda said this while addressing aTonse Alliance campaign rally in Nkhata-Bay together with opposition torchbearer for fresh presidential lections, Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) The former presiden […]
Some parents are expressing worry over a recommendation from experts to have all schools open on July 23 following the rising number of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic cases in the country. Ministry of Health says 29 new cases have been identified whichbrings the total active cases to 379 and total confirmed cases to 438. The ministry […]
Kamuzu Academy Alumni managed to raise the targeted K20 million to procure personal protective equipment (PPEs) for frontline health workers in Malawi in the fight against Coronavirus and one of the donors is from Scotland, who contributed K5 million (£5,000) as a tribute to Malawian nurse Elsie Sazuze, who lost her life to the COVID-19 […]
Reggae dancehall icon King Chambiecco of “Kawiri Katatu” fame last Saturday hosted “Zam’bongo” album prelaunch at Classic Spot in Kasungu. The pre-launch comes at a time when government has put in place coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic preventative measures including social distancing restrictions and hygiene. “We had people washing their hands regularly. I saw alot taking part […]
President Peter Mutharika on Friday paid tribute to frontline health workers who are battling the infamous coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. He made the homage when he was opening the 2020-2021 budget meeting of parliament in Lilongwe. The President said this was an unprecedented disease that has taken the world by surprise, but was thankful to health […]
President Peter Mutharika has revealed that government has, so far, only managed to mobilize K14 billion of the budgeted K157 billion meant for coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic fight. Mutharika made the revelation on Friday during his State of Nation Address delivered in parliament through a video link. He said: “Madam Speaker, Government, in consultation with Development […]