Lack of Clean Water Worsens Cholera Situation in Makhetha
Malawi has a long way to go to contain the current cholera outbreak.
Councilors Push for Food Distribution to Cholera Patients
As the cholera outbreak continues to hit most parts of the country, three ward councilors of the most affected areas of Makhetha, Limbe and Bangwe in Blantyre say apart from providing treatment to patients, the government and development partners need to consider supplying food aid to those receiving treatment in cholera units.
Neno DHO Records First Maternal Cholera Death
Neno district health authorities say they have registered a first maternal death due to cholera at Ligowe health centre, bringing the total number of cholera deaths to four.
Cholera Outbreak Hits Thyolo
Thyolo district has been added to the list of the cholera-affected districts after recording the first five cases and one death.
Blantyre Recorded 2 New Cholera Cases
Two new cholera cases have been registered in Blantyre, bringing recorded cases to 518 with six deaths in the district.
First Cholera Case Registered in Mzuzu City
Mzuzu city has become the third district in the Northern Region to be hit with Cholera after laboratory results for samples taken from an 80-year-old lady have come out positive.
First Suspected Cholera Case Reported in Mzuzu City
A first suspected Cholera case has been reported in Mzuzu, a disease that has killed at least 12 people in the neighboring Nkhatabay.
Cholera Hits Nsanje Children; Save the Children Worried
Save the Children (STC) has decried a surge in the number of children affected by a cholera outbreak in Nsanje.
Health Rights Activists Speak Out on Cholera
As the country continues registering cholera cases, health rights activists George Jobe and Maziko Matemba have observed that the fight against the disease needs multi-sectoral collaboration as it is unhygienic related disease.
Nsanje District Health Office Upbeat on Winning Cholera Fight
Nsanje District’s Acting Director of Health and Social Services, Dr. Gilbert Chapweteka, says there is a huge decline in the number of cholera cases being recorded having registered only two cases in the past week.