People in Chikwawa district Senior Chief Ngabu celebrated Open Free Defecation status on Wednesday at Ngabu the event which was attended by the Minister of Health Jappie Mhango and organised by World Vision in collaboration with Water for People organisation. Ngabu is one of the areas in the Lower Shire that has been practicing open […]
Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi has hailed communities of traditional authorities (T/As) Chowe, Namavi and Chiunda in Mangochi District for embracing good sanitary practices, observing that this has helped the lakeshore district to be resilient against the risk of water-borne diseases and attaining Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, bringing the number of TAs with the status […]
Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi has laid emphasis on bringing about a sustained behaviour change in the local communities to achieve the target of making the villages, towns and districts Open Defecation Free (ODF) to deal with the cholera situation in the country, which so far has claimed six lives. Muluzi said it is time Malawians start to […]
The Minister of Health and Population Atupele Muluzi has called for concerted efforts for the country to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status. Muluzi made the call in Blantyre on Wednesday during the official certification of Traditional Authorities Lundu and Makata as ODF areas. He said government recognizes the importance of promoting sanitation and hygiene […]
At 14, Mercy knows what the remote lakeside population appears not to worry about. “Even adults defaecate in the open,” says the girl from Kakhongwe in Traditional Authority Mankhambira, Nkhata Bay. “When I’m pressed, I just go to the lake and pretend to swim when actually I’m relieving myself.” People in the strip along the […]
Minister of Health Atupele Muluzi has commended traditional leaders and communities for their contribution to the attainment of open defecation free (ODF) status in the country. Speaking when he declared Traditional Authority (T/A) Kaphaizi, Sub-T/As Mphomwa and Mangwazu on Wednesday in Kasungu, the minister said communities and traditional leaders can do more in preventing ill-health. […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga says it is unfortunate that fifty-three years after independence some of his subjects choose not to have toilets, resorting; instead, to bushes and the lake to answer the call of nature. The most senior traditional leader in the district has since challenged his fellow chiefs to take action in combating […]