The Neno district council has a new contingency plan which will among other things help to mitigate the impacts of climate disastrous hazards in the district.

In a bid to strengthen coordination among different stakeholders working in health-related services in Neno, the District Hospital Management there has called on all Health Technical Working Group members to show commitment.

Kelvin Chiwaya was born with a disability, just like her sister, Margaret. Both live at Joliji village Traditional Authority (TA) Chekucheku. He is 12.

Andrea Lingisi, his wife Aggrey and family travelled all the way from Mangochi district to start a new life in Neno district in August last year. His son had found them a piece of land to settle at Mateyu village, Traditional Authority (TA) Dambe to be close to them.  

Beyond Our Hearts Foundation Malawi with funding from Malawi Diaspora Network - USA has on Friday distributed items to Cyclone Freddy survivors in eight villages around Neno district.

Humanitarian actors have been urged to safeguard rights of children during disasters and devise ways of protecting them before, during and after disasters.

In Neno district, a local organisation, Beyond our Hearts Foundation with financial support from Save the Children Italy has engaged the District Civil Protection Committee on how to respond to disasters amid the rainy season.