Unsafe abortions kill 12,000 Malawian women every year, scars countless others
Unsafe abortions kill 12,000 Malawian women every year, scar countless others
The shipment was the first tranche of about 1.2 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine allocations for the country through the COVAX program
The teachers are demanding bonus pay for working during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as better protective equipment
Critics say decision to resume classes has been rushed and many schools, especially in rural areas, are not ready to reopen
Malawi has so far registered 29,035 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 952 deaths
In one village residents threw stones at an ambulance carrying a dead body, in an effort to force the heath care workers to release the body for viewing
President Chakwera says vaccine has average of 60 to 70 percent efficacy, and it has one great advantage over others: its lower cost
Police say fresh attacks against albino people have left one person dead and a girl traumatized
Government statistics show that about 900 health workers are currently in quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 and ten of them have died
The restrictions include school closures, a night-time curfew and no gatherings of over 50 people
Malawian authorities say about 150 returnees at the facility tested positive and 20 escaped untested
Malawi authorities say about 150 returnees at facility tested positive and 20 escaped untested
Their deaths come as Malawi deals with an unprecedented rise in cases and deaths
In a Sunday radio address, President Chakwera announced he was starting a 21-day fast to seek divine intervention into the pandemic; health experts say the situation needs more than prayers
The country confirmed 274 cases and four deaths Thursday — the highest figures in a single day since April
Health officials believe recent rise in cases is largely driven by Malawians who traveled to South Africa to look for work and escape poverty triggered by pandemic
Move is seen as a response to calls from various rights campaigners who have been lamenting lenient sentences given to offenders
Government reintroduced restrictions on mass gatherings this week, after a jump in confirmed cases of the virus
Malawi authorities attribute the surge to relaxed preventive measures and increased cross-border traffic for the holidays
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