Consumption of foods cooked using oil extracted from the Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (ESCOM) transformers has a danger of causing women giving birth to leprosy babies. If that is not enoufh, the oil also affects men’s libido as they cannot perform better in bed, ESCOM official has revealed. Electricity transformers have in recent times […]
Officials from Mzimba District Hospital are seeking financial assistance to sensitise people on leprosy after eight pepole have since been diaognised with the one of the oldest diseases in the world. Dan Kwacha, skin disease and leprosy officer at the district hospital confirmed that eight people are now on leprosy treatment. He said the number […]
Leprosy, a disease older than the Bible, is back in Malawi and has hit seven districts. Leonard Mawaya, program manager for the Department of Leprosy and Skin Diseases at the Ministry of Health, said the disease was restricted to Balaka in 2015 but has now spread to Nkhotakotakota, Phalombe, Mangochi, Mzimba, Salima and Machinga. “As […]
Fear has hit Malawi’s eastern district of Balaka where about 23 leprosy cases have been reported. Health officials in Balaka have confirmed that 20 people are under quarantine at Utale 2 Catholic Parish in the district. Balaka District Health Officer Bertha Chikuse and District Leprosy Coordinator, George Anafi confirmed of this strange development. Leprosy was […]