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UN Concerned About Disease in Malawi's Displacement Camps

Voa News 29 Mar 2023
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 ... In the meantime, several humanitarian organizations are supporting Malawi to address its health concerns.
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Mastercard’s charitable arm backs CorpsAfrica job-skill program across 11 African countries, touching 800,000 people

Market Watch 28 Mar 2023
To date, CorpsAfrica has hosted almost 500 African volunteers in six countries – Morocco, Senegal, Malawi, Rwanda, Ghana and Kenya ... One CorpsAfrica volunteer in Malawi, named Dorothy, built a health clinic for young children so they don’t have to walk long distances for critical care.
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Malawi on alert for Marburg virus disease

Malaysian National News Agency 25 Mar 2023
Malawi on alert for Marburg virus disease ... LILONGWE, March 25 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health in Malawi has issued an alert on Marburg virus disease which has claimed five lives in Tanzania's northwest region of Kagera.
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tropical cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in

Suryaa 24 Mar 2023
Since Freddy made landfall in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, the devastation has raised public health risks, as the cyclone tore through amid cholera outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique, said the WHO Regional Office for Africa, based in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo.
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The world in brief: India’s opposition head gets prison term

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 24 Mar 2023
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people, the World Health Organization said Thursday ... The World Health ... One of the people killed was a health worker.
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‘Appalling’: Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy

Federal News Radio 23 Mar 2023
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people, the World Health Organization said Thursday ... 600 people, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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Southern Africa counts ‘appalling’ toll of Cyclone Freddy

Irish Independent 23 Mar 2023
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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Cyclone Freddy Increases Health Risks in Southern African Countries

Voa News 23 Mar 2023
Charles Mwansambo, head of Malawi’s Ministry of Health, said nearly half of the country has been affected by the unusually long-running cyclone, which crossed over southeast Africa multiple times during a five-week period before finally dissipating about a week ago.
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Malawi President Seeks More Support for Cyclone Victims

Beijing News 23 Mar 2023
Chakwera made the urgent request to Malawi's parliament on Wednesday, when he was presenting an assessment of the impact of the cyclone, which also hit Mozambique ... The Malawi Health Ministry warned this week that the cyclone has increased the risk of the spread of other communicable diseases, such as typhoid and dysentery.
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'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy

Times Argus 23 Mar 2023
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which ravaged Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique over the past two months, now stands at more than 600 people, the World Health Organization said Thursday ... Malawi and Mozambique were already among the countries ...
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Cyclone Freddy deepens cholera risks in worst-hit countries: WHO

China.dot.org 23 Mar 2023
Since the cyclone made landfall in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, the devastation has raised public health risks, as the cyclone tore through amid cholera outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique, said the WHO Regional Office for Africa, based in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo.
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Kerry woman Mags Riordan on transforming her tragedy into charity

RTE 23 Mar 2023
Mags Riordan has set up a life-saving clinic in poverty-stricken Malawi following some devastating personal tragedies ... Then, in 1999, her son Billy, a keen traveler and thrill seeker, was on holiday Cape Maclear at Lake Malawi when he died in an evening swimming accident ... In 2003, she set up a clinic in Malawi in her son’s name.
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Cyclone Freddy: Limiting the risk of water-borne diseases a top priority - WHO

News24 23 Mar 2023
The full extent of the devastating impact of Cyclone Freddy, which made landfall twice in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, is unknown, but the immediate needs of the affected are a top priority for the World Health Organisation ... .
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Cyclone Freddy in Malawi: Searching for my daughter-in-law in the mud

RNZ 19 Mar 2023
Chilobwe was one of the areas worst affected by the landslides that hit Malawi's commercial hub, Blantyre ... Dr Charles Mwansambo, Malawi's Principal Health Secretary, said the mental health of the survivors was a critical issue that the authorities would need to attend to over the next few weeks.

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