Malawi: 2015/2016 Cholera

[Shiloh]

Source: http://malawi24.com/2015/12/27/chole...k-hits-malawi/


27 December 2015 Last updated at: 10:14 AM
Cholera outbreak hits Malawi
Richard Jimu

One person has died while over 20 others are receiving treatment after cholera hit some districts in the country, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

According to reports, the outbreak has highly spread in Zomba and Machinga districts...

[Ronan Kelly]

27 DECEMBER 2015
Nyasa Times (Leeds)
Malawi: Cholera Outbreak Strikes Malawi - One Death, 26 Cases Confirmed in Machinga, Zomba

By Yamikani Simutowe
One person has died while 26 others are under treatment following cholera outbreaks in Malawi's eastern districts of Machinga and Zomba, the Ministry of Health has said.

By December 25, 2015, according to Secretary for Health, Dr McPhil Magwira, Machinga recorded a cumulative total of 19 cholera cases and one death while Zomba reported 7 cases and no death.

Magwira also said in statement that all the reported cholera cases are from Lake Chilwa area.
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[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.maravipost.com/life-and-s...confirmed.html


Cholera outbreak hit Tanzanian border Area; Karonga Residents are at Risk-Health Officials Confirmed
Created on Saturday, 02 January 2016 16:15
Written by MARAVI POST CORRESPONDENT

Malawian residents leaving at Songwe border area in Karonga the northern part of the country are at risk of being affected by Cholera disease which is reported to have hit its Tanzanian counterparts at Kyela district, health officials have confirmed.

Speaking in an interview with Nyasa times after report that 14 cases have been registered at Kyela the bordering district of Tanzania, Karonga District Hospital Environmental Health Officer Elias Phiri said sensitization campaign to the community onto how they can prevent the disease is under way as the first measure of making sure that the disease does not spread in the country...

[Shiloh]

Source: http://malawi24.com/2016/01/05/tensi...lera-outbreak/

5 January 2016 Last updated at: 4:30 PM
Tension high in Nkhatabay after Cholera outbreak
Thula Chisamba

There is high tension among people living in Malawi?s northern region Tonga district of Nkhatabay where cases of Cholera have been reported.

According to information gathered by Malawi24 in the district, about 15 people have been diagnosed with this deadly infection such that they have since been admitted at Nkhatabay district hospital.

Currently, about five villages have been affected but the situation is believed to be fast worsening across some parts of the district where medical authorities are yet to identify the crisis...

[Shiloh]

Source: http://malawi24.com/2016/01/30/chole...-in-nkhatabay/

30 January 2016 Last updated at: 6:00 AM
Cholera outbreak continues in Nkhatabay
Martha Chikoti

As the fight against cholera outbreak seems to have been won in Malawi, in some areas new cases continue to be reported.

One of such areas is Kuwawe in Nkhatabay district where the disease is said to be on the increase.

Speaking to local media, Nkhatabay District Hospital Spokesperson Christopher Singini said the area is still struggling with the pandemic due to its location...

[Shiloh]

Source: http://malawi24.com/2016/02/08/chole...ases-reported/



8 February 2016 Last updated at: 3:58 PM
Cholera Outbreak: No new cases reported
Malawi24 Reporter

The five districts which were affected by Cholera have registered no new cases since mid-January, the ministry of health says.

Director of preventive health services in the ministry Storn Kabuluzi told local media that people in the country have helped curb the outbreak since they took patients to hospitals on time.

When the disease first hit the country starting on Boxing Day last year, there was a total number of 722 patients.

A report the ministry has released shows that, as of last week, the total number of cholera patients in treatment camps nationwide is 11. Of the 11, Zomba has three patients, Phalombe has six and Karonga has two...

[Shiloh]

Source: http://en.starafrica.com/news/malawi...-december.html

Malawi records over 1,000 cholera cases, 19 deaths since December
Posted by: APA Posted date : March 22, 2016 at 3:28 pm UTC 13 views In : tech

Malawi has so far registered over 1,000 cases of cholera and 19 deaths since the onset of rains in December 2015, a health official said Tuesday. Director for Preventive Health Service in the Ministry of Health, Stone Kabuluzi said the figures might look alarming but there has been actually a drastic reduction in the daily registered cases...

[Shiloh]

Source: https://malawi24.com/2016/03/24/chol...hits-mangochi/


24 March 2016 Last updated at: 5:56 AM
Cholera outbreak hits Mangochi
Archangel Nzangaya

Mangochi district has been hit by a cholera outbreak and authorities say two people have died from the disease in the month March.

Mangochi hospital sanitation officer Kondwani Mamba said they have registered 12 cholera cases since March 17.

Mamba said they are suspecting that the outbreak has come from an area called Matipa which is in Mozambique...

[Shiloh]

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201604131446.html

13 April 2016
Malawi News Agency (Lilongwe)
Malawi: Cholera Kills One in Salima
By Watson Maingo

Salima, April 13, 2016, Salima District Hospital has confirmed that one person identified as Lovenes Issa 49, William Village, GVH Chankhwa, T/A Pemba has died from cholera while another one is in serious condition...

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.capitalradiomalawi.com/ne...ties-in-malawi

Cholera cases worry authorities in Malawi
By Nobert MZEMBE in Karonga district Apr 25, 2016
Published in Capital News

Authorities in Malawi have expressed worry over the rise of Cholera cases in the district of Karonga, some 555 km north of the capital, Lilongwe.

Local leaders have urged members of the press to continue joining hands with them and health workers to disseminate information about the sporadic spread of the epidemic in the district to curb the challenge.

Chief Kyungu made the call on April 22 during a cholera briefing update at Karonga museum's amphitheatre hall to strategise on the increase of the epidemic.

It is said that by the time it clocked 9 in the morning of April 22, Karonga district hospital had registered a total of 105 cholera cases with a constant death toll of six amid shortage of cholera kits...

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Source: http://www.capitalradiomalawi.com/ne...hs-in-5-months


Malawi records 12 Cholera deaths in 5 months
By Nobert MZEMBE in Karonga district May 10, 2016

Cholera cases continue to worsen in Malawi?s district of Karonga with the current cumulative number of cases reaching 196 within 5 months.

Authorities have noted the snowballing cases with great shame as the district?s central health institution is running out of fuel despite high demand of supervision in treatment sites.

The District Environmental Health Officer (DEHO) has told Capital FM reporter that as of Sunday, 8th February, 2016, the district had registered 7 new cases...

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Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201607120905.html



12 July 2016
Nyasa Times (Leeds)
Malawi: 13 Die of Cholera in Karonga As the Disease Affects 235 Others

Health officials in Karonga are blaming fishermen for the continued cases of the deadly cholera disease in the lakeshore district.

Lewis Tukula, a district environmental health officer said there are continued cases of cholera in some areas in the district because fishermen are not cooperating on hygiene practices.

"So far 13 people have died and we have treated 235 people mostly in camps where fishermen stay...