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A child receiving a dose of Oral Polio Vaccine

Over 33 million children vaccinated against wild poliovirus in southern Africa

17 February 2023

A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been vaccinated against the virus, with over 80 million vaccine doses administered over the past year.

H.E President Lazarus Chakwera and WHO Rep Dr Neema Kimambo

Malawi launches a national “End Cholera” campaign

13 February 2023

Today the Government of Malawi launched the national Tithetse kolera (End Cholera) campaign to curb the outbreak affecting the country. The campaign was launched by H.E President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera in Mgona, one of the capital’s cholera hotspots.

World Health Organization deploys Emergency Medical Teams to support cholera outbrea...

03 February 2023

As part of the continued support to the Malawi Government in the cholera outbreak response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has activated its Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) network following the recent request for assistance from the government.

WHO donates cholera supplies to the Ministry of Health to strengthen case management

14 December 2022

Lilongwe - The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated additional cholera supplies for Malawi government to support in the ongoing cholera outbreak response that has affected all the 29 districts of the country. WHO Representative for Malawi Dr Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo masde the official handover of the cholera supplies to the Minister of Heath Honorable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda MP in Lilongwe, at the Ministry of Health Headquarters.

Malawi expands access to the malaria vaccine

29 November 2022

Lilongwe, Malawi.

Malawi launches oral cholera vaccination campaign to contain cholera

28 November 2022

Malawi today kicked off oral cholera vaccination reactive campaign targeting 2.9 million people aged one year and above. The reactive campaign is aimed at halting the ongoing transmission and control cholera outbreak that has affected all the 29 districts of the country. The campaign will run from 28 November to 2 December in 13 high burden districts.

Malawi receives 2.9 million doses of cholera vaccines, as the outbreak spreads acros...

07 November 2022

A consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) has arrived in Malawi at a critical time as cholera continues to spread across Malawi. OCV is recommended for use during cholera outbreak to contain outbreaks and to limit the spread of the outbreak into new areas.

WHO donates cholera supplies to step up cholera outbreak response in Malawi

26 October 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated cholera kits and medical supplies to the Ministry of Health in Malawi to step up its cholera outbreak response.

World Health Organization and Ministry of Health calls for support to contain choler...

05 October 2022

Malawi is battling a protracted cholera outbreak that begun in March 2022 in districts affected by Tropical storm Anna and Cyclone Gombe in the Southern region of the Country. The current outbreak is unprecedented, spreading to districts in central and northern regions that have not experienced cholera in over a decade.

WHO validates Malawi for eliminating trachoma, first country in southern Africa

21 September 2022

Brazzaville/Lilongwe – World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Malawi as having eliminated trachoma—a bacterial eye infection that can cause irreversible blindness if untreated—as a public health problem.

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