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. Tw…
Situation in Numbers• 18 million people at risk of contracting cholera including 9.18 million children• 595 Deaths• 17,824 Cases• 3,417 Children Cases• 3.4% Case Fatality Rate• 29 Districts AffectedHighlights• As of 1 January 2023, 17,824 cases have be…
Cholera has killed 620 people in Malawi since the onset of the outbreak early last year, Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda said.As of Monday, 18,222 cumulative cases of cholera had been confirmed, with the country recording 16,780 people recovered and…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for more effort and unity as the country enters a “new phase” in its approach to combating the pandemic, in his first comments to the public on COVID-19 since his government changed course three weeks ago…
Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action:Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) is publishing this update to inform on the actions since the launch of the operation in September 2022 and update stakeholders on the changes resulting from the…
• On 5 December, the President of Malawi declared the cholera outbreak a public health emergency due to the surge of complex cholera cases. On 14 December, Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 12,854 cumulative cases across all 29 districts, out of which …