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Malawi: Govt Closes Schools As Cholera Outbreak Spreads
Scrolla, 11 January 2023
The authorities in Malawi have suspended primary and secondary schools in two major cities following a cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds of people. Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi Suffers Worst Cholera Outbreak in Decades
IPS, 9 January 2023
On March 3, 2022, Malawi declared a cholera outbreak after a district hospital in the southern region reported a case. This was the first case in the 2021 to 2022 cholera season. Read more »
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Malawi: Cholera Outbreak Worsens in Malawi
Scrolla, 2 November 2022
An outbreak of cholera in Malawi got dramatically worse during October, rising from 110 cases at the beginning of the month to 183 at the start of November. Read more »
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Malawi: With 595 Dead, Malawi Suspends Reopening of Schools Due to Cholera Outbreak
Nile Post, 3 January 2023
The authorities in Malawi have suspended primary and secondary schools opening in two major cities following a cholera outbreak that has so far killed 595 people. Read more »
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Malawi: Cholera Rages on With More Deaths, Thousands of New Cases
Nyasa Times, 12 January 2023
The rising cases of cholera, that forced the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 and cholera to suspend the opening of second term of primary and secondary schools in Blantyre and… Read more »
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Malawi: Government Appeals to Private Sector for Support in the Fight Against Cholera
Nyasa Times, 10 January 2023
Through the Office of the President & Cabinet, the Presidential Taskforce on Coronavirus and Cholera is appealing to the public, private corporate companies and organizations… Read more »
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Malawi: Poor Sanitation Accounts for 52 Percent of the Total Disease Burden in Malawi
Nyasa Times, 27 July 2022
Poor sanitation accounts for 52 percent of the total disease burden in Malawi, with diarrhoea alone accounting for seven per cent of under-five deaths, latest statistics have… Read more »
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Malawi: Govt Diverts Covid-19 Funds to Fight Cholera
Nyasa Times, 4 January 2023
Poor leadership at the Health Ministry in Malawi has led to the current rapid increase in cholera cases which has led to calls for a state of emergency by the Leader of Opposition… Read more »
Malawi Cholera Crisis - Support Needed for Management of Cases
Malawi's worst cholera outbreak in two decades has left up to 704 people dead after the disease spread to all districts of the southern African country with the authorities having suspended primary and secondary schools opening in two major cities following the outbreak.
The landlocked nation, prone to tropical storms and cyclones, has been battling a resurgence of the water-borne diarrheal disease since March 2022. The rainy season, which began in November, worsened the situation. Floods have led to the displacement of people, who often lack access to safe water and sanitation.
InFocus
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Malawi has been plagued by cholera outbreaks for many months and the latest outbreak has seen cases rise from 110 at the beginning of October 2022 to 183 at the start of November, ... Read more »
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The UN and other humanitarian organisations in Malawi have launched a flash appeal for U.S.$29.4 million to provide assistance for the next three months to those hit hardest Read more »
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Malawi needs over U.S.$84 million to carry out its 4-month disaster management recovery plan, according to the deparment of disaster management (DODMA). Cyclone Ana left a ... Read more »
