Malawi Suffers Worst Cholera Outbreak in Decades
Cholera ward in a health centre in Blantyre. Malawi has experienced a massive rise in cholera in the past year. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPSBy Charles MpakaBLANTYRE, Jan 9 2023 (IPS) 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.
That single case was a warning for what would become Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak in decades.
For nearly a year now, cholera has gripped the country, with cases reported in all 29 districts and rising.
In an unprecedented occurrence, the cases rose sharply even thr...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charles Mpaka Tags: Africa Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation cholera IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Malawi Source Type: news
Malawi: 7 Inmates Test Positive for Covid-19 At Maula Prison
[Nyasa Times] Prison authorities say seven inmates at have tested positive for covid-19 at Maula Prison in Lilongwe. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Govt Diverts Covid-19 Funds to Fight Cholera
[Nyasa Times] 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 Kondwani Nankhumwa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 4, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: With 595 Dead, Malawi Suspends Reopening of Schools Due to Cholera Outbreak
[Nile Post] 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. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 3, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Govt Blamed For Deciding Not to Open Some Schools Over Cholera
[Nyasa Times] Government's decision for Blantyre and Lilongwe primary and secondary schools not to open the second term due to cholera outbreak has drawn public anger. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 3, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
HIV, sexual violence, and termination of pregnancy among adolescent and adult female sex workers in Malawi: a respondent-driven sampling study - Bossard C, Chihana M, Nicholas S, Mauambeta D, Weinstein D, Conan N, Nicco E, Suzi J, OConnell L, Poulet E, Ellman T.
Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are a hard-to-reach and understudied population, especially those who begin selling sex at a young age. In one of the most economically disadvantaged regions in Malawi, a large population of women is engaged in sex work surroundin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
10 Ways the World Got Better In 2022
Over the past year, the headlines have been dominated by alarming events: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, high inflation, supply chain shortages, and the threat of food insecurity for many nations. But 2022 was also a year of milestones toward a better future, scientific breakthroughs, and stories of hope. Here’s a look at 10 stories of human progress from the last 12 months.
1. We found out that civilization reached peak agricultural land
For nearly all of human history, producing more food required more land. But starting in the early 1900s, and continuing through the next 100 years, four powerful forces—syn...
Source: TIME: Health - December 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tony Morley Tags: Uncategorized climate change freelance global health Health Care healthscienceclimate Londontime Source Type: news
Malawi: World Bank Commits to Resume Direct Budgetary Aid to Malawi
[Nyasa Times] The World Bank has committed to resume budgetary support by disbursing $50 million (over K51 billion) and $100 million (over K102 billion) towards the cholera fight and some recurrent expenditures in the health sector. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 20, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Stellar partners with UNHCR to give Ukrainian refugees cash via USDC
Humanitarian groups have increasingly used blockchain technology to solve problems with lack of banking or inadequate identity verification in developing or war-torn nations. Two new projects have been announced in December, including one that provides cash aid to Ukrainian refugees through the…#worldfoodprogramme #unitednations #circle #kenya #usdc #rescueorg #digitalhumanitariannetwork #internationalcommitteeofredcross #netherlands #malawi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
On prioritising global health's triple crisis of sepsis, COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance: a mixed-methods study from Malawi.
Conclusion Our analysis revealed strong relationships between in-hospital mortality and hospital case volume in hospitals treating a small number of cases. The nonlinearity and nonm onotonicity of the estimated relationships indicate that studies applying conventional statistical approaches like logistic regression should consider these relationships adequately. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
On prioritising global health's triple crisis of sepsis, COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance: a mixed-methods study from Malawi
Conclusion
Our analysis revealed strong relationships between in-hospital mortality and hospital case volume in hospitals treating a small number of cases. The nonlinearity and nonm onotonicity of the estimated relationships indicate that studies applying conventional statistical approaches like logistic regression should consider these relationships adequately. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UNICEF USA BrandVoice: K.I.N.D. Fund Scholarships Keep Girls In School In Malawi
UNICEF and MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell created the K.I.N.D. Fund scholarship program to help girls in Malawi get a quality education. by Nina Marie Costa Ambition, eagerness to learn, resilience, warm smiles. That is what you will discover upon entering a classroom at St. Monica Girls’ Secondary…#africa #malawi #lawrenceodonnell #stmonicas #stmonicagirlssecondaryschool #meetlaikahjumah #unicef #laikahjumah #faiths #unicefusa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Regaining Control in the Fight Against Polio
[SciDev.Net] In August 2020, Africa was certified free of wild poliovirus. But new cases of the disease have emerged in Malawi and in Mozambique this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 10, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Healthcare workers can help parents mourn their stillborn baby
Women in sub-Saharan Africa may hide and suppress their grief after having a stillborn baby. A study found that this response, which is in line with cultural norms, was a barrier to the grieving process. It suggested that healthcare workers could help women to express their emotions.
Researchers explored the impact of healthcare workers ' communication about stillbirth on parents. They interviewed women in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. The women said that they could not openly express their grief because of cultural expectations.
The researchers found that communication with healthcare professionals influenced women ' s e...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: WHO, Malawi Roll Out Children's Malaria Vaccine
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi and the World Health Organization are rolling out a new malaria vaccine for young children that backers say will reduce deaths from the mosquito-borne disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
