[ad_1] Health authorities in Mangochi are worried with the unprecedented water rise levels which they fear could trigger water borne diseases. Mangochi is experiencing unprecedented water rise levels although the district is not receiving rains. Health authorities are urging people to use chlorinated water regardless of their sources, as the chances of contamination are high. … Read More “Malawi: Water Rise Levels in Mangochi Worry Health Authorities” »
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[ad_1] 43rd Ordinary Session This submission relates to the review of the Republic of Zambia under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and focuses on the impact of lead pollution on children’s rights. Impact of Lead Pollution on Children’s Rights (articles 5, 12, and 14) Lead contamination around the former … Read More “Zambia – Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child” »
[ad_1] Authorities Should Ensure Freedoms of Association, Assembly, and Expression On Saturday, Zambian police summoned a Catholic priest, Fr. Andrew Chewe Mukosa, for “interviews” at the Copperbelt Police Headquarters on April 9. The summons, which was posted online, indicated that the priest was being sought for “the purpose of investigations,” but provided no information regarding … Read More “Zambian Police Summon Priest After Critical Sermon” »
[ad_1] Government has rejected an application from the embattled Director General (DG) of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Ms Martha Chizuma, for the renewal of her contract, Nyasa Times understands. Highly placed sources at the Capital Hill have tipped this publication, stating that Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC), Ms Colleen Zamba, has turned down … Read More “Malawi: It’s Over! Govt Rejects Chizuma’s Application for Contract Renewal” »
[ad_1] Intimate partner violence starts early. Around one in four girls aged between 15 and 19 worldwide have already been subjected to physical or sexual violence. Girls who experience abuse in their childhood face increased and disproportionate levels of intimate partner violence later in life. Pregnant and parenting girls are even more exposed to intimate … Read More “Malawi: Have You Ever Suffered Intimate Partner Abuse? We Asked Girls in Malawi and 40 Percent Said Yes” »
[ad_1] The Ministry of Health has appealed to media practitioners to be in the forefront in the fight against myths and misinformation surrounding public health emergencies in Malawi. Speaking when he opened a one-day media briefing at Mponela in Dowa on Saturday, the ministry’s Health Promotion Officer, Tobias Kunkumbira, observed that public health emergencies attract … Read More “Malawi: Media Practitioners Key in Fighting Myths, Misinformation Surrounding Health Emergencies” »
[ad_1] Police say they have swung into operation to arrest those selling an illicit liquor called “ambuye tengeni” in the southern region which has killed five people in Blantyre on Saturday. Four people who drunk the liquor are receiving medication at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. Southern region police spokesperson Joseph Sauka said officers … Read More “Malawi: Police Arrests Sellers of ‘Ambuye Tengeni’ Alcohol That Has Killed 4 People in Blantyre” »
[ad_1] United Democratic Front (UDF) aspiring candidate Atupele Muluzi has raised a red flag to international human rights activists over arrests and re-arrests of comedian turned rights activist Bon Kalindo. Writing on his face book wall, Muluzi says he is raising the red flag on the ongoing harassment and repeated arrests of Kalindo by the … Read More “Malawi: Atupele Muluzi Raises Red Flag Over Bon Kalindo Arrests, Re-Arrests” »
[ad_1] Geneva/New York — More than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests will be shipped to 14 countries in largest-ever global deployment, with the first shipment landing today in Malawi. This first official deployment of tests through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will improve timely detection and monitoring of outbreaks, effectiveness of vaccination campaigns in response … Read More “Malawi: Global Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Boost Fight Against Cholera” »
[ad_1] Save the Children Malawi has handed over motor vehicles and office furniture and equipment to government agencies and non-governmental organizations, which participated in the implementation of SCREP Programme. With financial support from the Norwegian Agency for International Development Cooperation (NORAD) through Save the Children Norway (SCN), Save the Children Malawi and its partners implemented … Read More “Malawi: Save the Children Hands Over Mk800m Worth of Assets to Partners in Screp Programme” »