Reference Lab confirms contamination of Area 18 Water
On 18 June 2017, Malawians woke up to the rude awakening that residents of some parts of Area 18 in Lilongwe, were drinking contaminated water. It is said that an underground supply line burst near a sewer broken system that was emitting sewer water into the supply line. For days, it remained unclear to what […]
Antimicrobial Resistance recognized as a health risk
Antimicrobial resistance was in February this year recognized as a public health risk that needs to be given priority. This was discussed and agreed upon during a key stakeholders meeting that took place at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. The meeting attracted people from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, non-governmental organization […]
Construction of treatment isolation wards resumes
Construction of Isolation wards was resumed after the project had stalled due to the absence of Environmental and Social Management plans- a requirement by the World Bank. The project was launched as an emergency response to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus that hit West Africa in 2014. Malawi was at the time identified as […]
