The Malawian government says it will roll out an integrated nationwide cholera and COVID-19 campaign. This is to prevent spread of cholera and to allow the population to access the COVID-19 vaccine. Secretary for Ministry of Local Government, James Chiusiwa, said the campaign will run for 12 days, from March 2. The campaign is part […]
Malawi, on Tuesday, received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single-dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak. The recent outbreak has killed over 200 people since the country reported the first case in March. A joint statement released by the WHO, UNICEF and Malawi G“vernment said the OCV […]
Malawi’s cholera outbreak death toll hit 200 as of Saturday with cumulative reported cases at 6,720 since the first case was reported in March in the south-eastern border district of Machinga. Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, disclosed this in her latest update on the outbreak, saying all the country’s 28 districts, including Likoma Island, […]