Health officials in Lower Shire have singled out poor usage of mosquito nets as a major factor fueling Malaria cases as statistics indicate that 14 children died of severe malaria and pneumonia in Nsanje in January, 2021 alone.

The Malawi – Liverpool Wellcome has cherished 18 year old relationship it has with Chikwawa District Hospital by providing it with Personal Protective Equipment.

Health workers in Chikwawa district have presented a petition to the District Commissioner asking him to urgently intervene on lack of personal protective equipment in awake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Workers have put down tools at Chikwawa District Hospital in an attempt to push government to provide the staff with personal protective equipment in the wake of COVID-19.