Malawi: Health Authorities Fear Marburg Virus Disease Presence in the North
[Nyasa Times] Health authorities say there is another suspected case of the Marburg virus disease at Songwe border in Karonga. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 13, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
How Binance turned regular people who plug crypto into millionaires: Inside its 26,000-person influencer army
Growing up in Malawi, Grey Jabesi spent most of his childhood sleeping on a sand floor. But rather than pursue a path of hard labor on tobacco or cattle farms, Jabesi dreamed of a different life. Upon graduating from high school, he traveled over 2,000 miles to Cape Town, where he marked time as a…#greyjabesi #capetown #reddit #billgates #affiliateprogram #binance #jabesi #africa #lambo #fomo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mozambique: Mozambique Battles Cholera in Cyclone's Aftermath
[VOA] Quelimane, Mozambique -- Cyclone Freddy killed hundreds of people in February and March as it pummeled Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique. While the long-running storm's victims were mostly in Malawi, floodwaters in Mozambique have created a fresh threat there from cholera. Cases have nearly doubled in one week to 19,000 amid a shortage of facilities, many of which were badly damaged by the cyclone, especially in the worst-hit province of Zambezia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Colorectal Cancer Becoming Another Public Health Problem in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Latest studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) have revealed that colorectal cancer (CRC) claimed 234 lives of productive Malawians 2020 alone effectively becoming another pandemic on the go to the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Clergy Commits to Demystifying Myths On Leprosy
[Nyasa Times] Religious leaders in Malawi have reaffirmed their commitment to complementing efforts by the National Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy Elimination Programme (NTLEP) to clear myths and false teachings surrounding leprosy disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Stigma, Discrimination Affecting Early Detection, Completion of Treatment in Leprosy
[Nyasa Times] National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Elimination Program (NTLEP) has described stigma and discrimination as the major challenges in early detection and successful completion of treatment in persons affected by leprosy disease in the society. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: UN Concerned About Disease in Malawi's Displacement Camps
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The U.N. humanitarian agency says Malawi needs immediate help to deal with diseases spreading in displacement camps for Cyclone Freddy survivors. The Malawi health minister told reporters Tuesday that the government is beefing up its medical staff but a local newspaper says the country needs more money to adequately deal with healthcare needs. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 30, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ensuring critical maternal health services after cyclone Freddy wreaks havoc in Malawi
Nsanje, MALAWI– Ruth Zuze was nervous. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - March 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Malawi: TB Fight, Leprosy Elimination Needs More Investment
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of health Halima Daudi has expressed the need for more investment in efforts to fight against tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Health Ministry Advices Personal Hygiene to Combat Marburg Virus Disease
[Nyasa Times] As is the case of preventive measures for CoVID-19 of practising personal hygiene; observing social distance and strict hand washing, the same applies for the Marburg virus disease that has been detected in Kateta region of north west Tanzania and had claimed 5 lives. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Assessing suicidality during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: lessons learned from adaptation and implementation of a telephone-based suicide risk assessment and response protocol in Malawi - Landrum KR, Akiba CF, Pence BW, Akello H, Chikalimba H, Dussault JM, Hosseinipour MC, Kanzoole K, Kulisewa K, Malava JK, Udedi M, Zimba CC, Gaynes BN.
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to the rapid transition of many research studies from in-person to telephone follow-up globally. For mental health research in low-income settings, tele-follow-up raises unique safety concerns due to the potential of identifying... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Africa ’s climate change adaptation requires more private funding
The report does not go into specific climate challenges in African countries, like in Malawi where a deadly cyclone has killed over 500 people this month after ravaging much of the country. But its warning of the potential for more displacement is validated by the ongoing turbulence. The UN’s…#african #mozambique #christophertrisos #southafrica #semaforafrica #africa #ipcc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Journalists Urged to Triple Coverage On Cholera Pandemic in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Co-chairperson of the President Taskforce on Covid-19 and Cholera, Dr. Wilfred Chalamira Nkhoma, has appealed to journalists to triple their efforts in disseminating information on the two pandemics. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: UN Ramps Up Aid As Millions Affected in Cyclone Freddy's Wake
[UN News] UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, which has worsened cholera outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique as communities recover from devastating damages caused by storms, massive flooding, and mudslides. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 21, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
