Another case of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has been registered in Mzuzu on Sunday, bringing the total cases in Malawi to 39, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has disclossed. Mhango said the 20-year-old lady from Mzuzu is a contact of the first Covid-19 ase in Mzuzu and she has no history of travel outside Malawi. “She […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has been left distraught after residents of Area 1B and Habitat in the city of Mzuzu on Saturday vandalised its Luwinga Technical Centre after learning that the facility was offered to Ministry of Health to use it as a quarantine centre for coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic patients. Mzuzu-based FAM second vice-president […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Jospeh Mwanamvekha has thanked the World Bank for funding to support Malawi’s response to the global Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, describing the institution’s help as crucial to Malawi’s determination to prevent the spread of the virus. Mwamvekha said about $100 million has been injected by the World Bank to Malawi. […]
There has been a new case of coronavirus in northern city of Mzuzu, bringing the total cases in Malawi to 38, including some recoveries and three deaths, Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has confirmed on Saturday. Mhango said new case has been confirmed by a laboratory at Mzuzu Central Hospital. “The new Mzuzu patient is […]
The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has urged governement to immediately operationalize the Access to Information (ATI) legislation to help enhance transparency and accountability in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. While recommending government for responding to calls to nationalize the COVID-19 response, the organization said it is well aware of the high […]
Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) equivalent to US$91 million to help Malawi meet the urgent balance of payment (BOP) needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The IMF notes in a statement that Malawi is being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology Mark Botomani, has rejected calls to quit over revelations that taxpayers are financing travel allowances for the Cabinet ministers and their entourages for coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic assignments, when he had publicly denied the same. Botomani was also filmed talking to Minister of Health Jappie Mhango before briefing journalists on Covid-19 […]
Children who are under the age of five in Machinga, Phalombe and Nsanje districts and were going to Community Based Childcare Centres (CBCCs) before learning institutions were temporarily closed due to the out break of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), will be receiving bags of soya flour and curtons of soap to ensure they continue being […]
As Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating Labour Day which falls on 1st May, Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation, Lilian Patel has cautioned employers who will fraught workplace guidelines that have been put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Patel said it is a violation of workers’ rights and […]
A renowned heath rights activist has asked government to speed up the construction of Covid-19 isolation and quarantine centres in the country as the progress in the construction is slow amid rising cases of coronavirus cases. Maziko Matemba says this will avoid overwhelming referall hospitals. He says each district should have an isolation and testing […]
Germany says it has no plans to repatriate its citizens back home despite Malawi registering 37 Covid-19 cases. The Federal Republic of Germany Ambassador to Malawi, Juergen Borsch made the remarks on Thursday when he donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and infection prevention materials to Ntcheu District Health Office to fight the spread of Covid-19. […]
Over K3 million has been raised by Bruno Kantiki, a Malawian who is with the British Army from his 100 mile Challenge doing 10 miles a day to raise funds to procure personal protection equipment (PPEs) for Malawi health workers, who are in the frontline in the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. […]
Mchinji District Council officials on Tuesday visited Chipata City Council to share experiences with their Zambian counterparts on coronavirus (Covid-19) preventive measures. Top on the agenda was the issue of porous borders which pose a threat to both countries in the wake of the pandemic. The meeting, held at Chipata Civic Offices, follows a Mchinji/Chipata […]
Malawi government on Thursday officially launched an emergency cash transfer programme targeting about 1 million people and small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, which President Arthur Peter Mutharika announced on Tuesday. Mutharika announced about the emergency cash transfer programme for the poorest people in what is one of the world’s poorest countries , as […]
Leader of opposition in parliament Lobin Lowe accepted through President Peter Mtuharika before he was lopped into the now restructured Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19. And has refused to comment on his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) claims that government did not consult him. On Wednesday at a news conference in Lilongwe, MCP secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has decided to offer the Ministry of Health its facility at Luwinga Technical Centre to be used as a quarantine centre as part of efforts to help during the coronavirus crisis. On Wednesday, FAM officials led by second vice president, Othaniel Hara, together with Ministry of Health officials visited […]
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) the country’s major referral centre needs additional 1 162 healthcare workers, the facility’s director Dr Samson Mndolo told Deputy Minister of Defence Chipiliro Mpinganjira during a tour. Mpinganjira and Machinga Central East legislator Daud Chikwanje visited QECH to assess the hospital on the state of preparedness to fight the pandemic. […]
Karonga District Commissioner, Paul Kalilombe has appealed to government to consider providing a Covid-19 testing laboratory in the district, saying it is more prone to the virus. Kalilombe was speaking Tuesday during a tour by members of the then Special Cabinet Committee on Coronavirus and members of Parliamentary Committee on Health and Media and Social […]