Covid-19 Malawi Updates
By the Ministry Of Health - Malawi. COVID-19 National Information Dashboard as of Wed May 20 2020 07:10:16 GMT-0500)
Covid-19 Situation In Secondary Schools
Currently, schools remain closed since their closure on 18th January and Boarding school learners were retained to be assessed and tested. The preliminary results showed mass infection among the learners therefore to cut school-community infection cycle a decision was...
Worsening Covid crisis in Malawi: Large Turnout Highlights Meeting’s Importance
The Scottish Parliament’s Malawi Cross Party Group and the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group came together on Monday the 25th of January 2021, for the highly anticipated joint digital meeting to look specifically at the worsening Covid-19...
President Chakwera Announces Strict Directives Amid rise in Covid-19 Fatalities
Following up on his Nation Address after the tragic deaths of Cabinet Ministers, Local Government Minister Hon. Lingson Belekanyama and Minister of Transport Hon Sidik Mia, and two other senior government officials in which the President declared a state of national...
KASFA in partnership with Just Trading Scotland donates PPE to Rural Community Health Centers
Kaporo Smallholder Farmers Association (KASFA) with support from Just Trading Scotland (JTS) donated Personal Protective Equipment to Iponga Health Centre and Kaporo Rural Hospital to enable medical staff treat patients with or without Covid-19 effectively. KASFA is a...
UPDATE BY THE TASKFORCE ON THE RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Following its appointment by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on 13th May, 2020, the National Planning Taskforce on the Possible Re-opening of Schools, Colleges and Universities has been meeting to come up with strategies and conditions for the safe...
BREAKING NEWS – PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES 3 CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONA VIRUS IN MALAWI
The President of Malawi yesterday announced three confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Malawi in a special address to the nation. He said:“Until today Malawi did not have any confirmed cases [of Coronavirus]. However, sadly, I would like to inform the nation that for...
MASP TEN POINT RAPID RESPONSE PLAN FORCOVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)
MASP shall ensure that All staff, project beneficiaries, stakeholders and volunteers are informed of coronavirus prevention measuresMASP has effected a NO-HANDSHAKE policy with immediate effect at its national and regional offices, field activities, meetings,...
Coronavirus: Travel Advice
On the 15th March the UK Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) started advising against all but essential travel to Malawi. This is due to quarantine measures Malawi is, understandably, establishing for those visiting from 17 countries affected by...