News In Southern Region (3210)
Mangochi DHO Calls For More Cholera Support
Health authorities in Mangochi district have asked partners to assist them with chlorine and Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) as the district continues to register more cholera cases.
Poor Road Network Delays MVAC Response To Makanjira
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has assured hunger stricken families targeted to benefit from the 2022/23 lean season response in Lulanga and Makanjira in Mangochi district that they will start receiving their provisions from next week.
Floods Cause Havoc in Phalombe
Heavy rains have damaged water infrastructure and displacing scores of people in Phalombe district.
FPAM Orients Volunteers to Counter Covid-19 Misconceptions in Thyolo
The Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) says there is a need to invest in interventions targeting the community structures in a bid to counter the existing misinformation on Covid-19 which has impacted negatively on HIV, TB and Malaria programmes.
Old Mutual Malawi Geared to Support the Youth
There is hope that more than 80 young people from Lilongwe will be equipped with tailoring and fashion design skills, thanks to Old Mutual Malawi for donating K3 million to Tingathe Malawi organisation.
Education Clusters Key in Disaster Mitigation
Humanitarian actors have been urged to safeguard rights of children during disasters and devise ways of protecting them before, during and after disasters.
Thyolo District Council Disburses K362 million to Cushion Families
Thyolo District Commissioner Rosemary Nawasha says many households are facing terrible hunger as they did not harvest enough last year besides shortage of land.
Mulanje Chief Accuses Forestry Officers of Fueling Deforestation
Traditional Authority Sunganinzeru of Mulanje District has blamed forestry officers for continued deforestation in Mulanje Mountain Biosphere Reserve and rivers as they issue general receipts and conveyance certificates to forest products dealers dubiously.
Inadequate Funding Affects Provision of Food at PE Hospital
Phalombe District Health Office (DHO) has resorted to providing two meals a day to patients at Phalombe district hospital, owing to inadequate funding.
21 Year Old Arrested For Fake K5, 000 Banknotes
Police in Mangochi District have arrested a 21 year old man, for ellegedly being found in possession of fake Malawian banknotes amounting to K300 thousand.
