Parent and Child Health Initiative Trust
Malaria continues to be one of the major cause of morbidity and mortality in Malawi, especially among pregnant women and children aged under 5 years. In Malawi, even though the malaria awareness is high with more than nine in every ten still the prevalence rate stands high at 33% resulting into not less than 4Read more about Community drama groups playing a major role in community sensitization[…]
Fletcher Mchere from Katnchere village Group Village Headman Katnchere T/A kalumo in Ntchisi district, reveals a fascinating tale. A father of 7 children, two girls and 5 boys. Fletcher am aware of the existence of care groups because my family is one of the household visited of by cluster leader but our family used toRead more about Care group influence rescued my children life[…]
Mr. Benedicto William a cluster leader from Mwatisasa care group Chanje village, group village headman Mikili explained his story after joining a care group in 2012, in Ntchisi district T /A Kasakula Before joining the care group, all wasn’t well with me, especially when members of my family get hit by diseases like diarrhoea, malariaRead more about Ignorance is dangerous charm for bewitching families[…]
There goes an old proverb explains Mr. Kalazi Nasoni village headman of Chisepo village of T/A Kasakula in Ntchisi district. A 53 year old village head explains his story happily , I was really going through hard financial times when I finally got awakened by listening to Zodiac Radio Station ,where a radio presenter wasRead more about A stich in time saves nine village headman Kalazi laments[…]
By John Kawale In March 2017, community members led by Chikangawa MamaYe Super Activists embarked on a fundraising exercise to purchase an ambulance for Chikangawa Health Center. What triggered this was the death of a woman who had waited for over 5 hours for an ambulance to come from Mzimba District Hospital which is overRead more about Chikangawa MamaYe Super Activists’ Persistence Pays Off[…]
Mphatso Nkuonera –Mana
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) has refused to supply potable water to Mchitanjiru residents which was one of the hot spot areas of cholera during the 2017/2018 rainy season, saying the area falls under Central Region Water Board (CRWB).
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By Singayazi Kaminjolo – The Nation
Traditional leaders in areas affected by cholera last year in Mtandire, Mitengo and Mtsiriza in Lilongwe have warned of an impending cholera outbreak if government does not devise intervention measures. Read more about In the news: Lilongwe residents face risk of cholera again …
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by Saskia Hoskins source: Ammalife Above: medical staff in Malawi receiving training on the FAST-M sepsis prevention tools, from Linvell, senior nursing officer and one of our Maternal Sepsis Champions at Mithundu Hospital) FAST-M is one of the projects that Ammalife sponsors which has been improving maternal healthcare in Malawi. FAST-M is a treatment bundle forRead more about SIMPLE MEASURES, SAVING LIVES: UPDATE FROM THE FIELD IN MALAWI[…]
Written by Eunice Ndhlovu source: MBC Online Poor sanitation is said to be one cause of different diseases at household and community level in the world. One of the well known diseases associated with poor sanitation is cholera that affected Malawi and other African countries a few months ago. Our reporter finds out why LilongweRead more about In the news: Poor sanitation igniting cholera outbreak[…]