The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has urged communities to remain vigilant and strictly observe hygiene practices to contain a cholera outbreak, as 11 confirmed cases have been recorded across several districts, with Kasungu among the hardest hit.
Malawi has confirmed two cholera cases in Lilongwe and Balaka as the rainy season begins. Health experts warn the situation exposes persistent gaps in water and sanitation, urging early action, vigilance and sustained prevention to avoid a wider outbreak.
Minister of Health, Khumbidze Kandodo Chiponda has expressed satisfaction with the commitment and quality health service delivery that Biwi Health Centre in Lilongwe is providing to the general community.
The Ministry of Health has rolled out a Measles-Rubella supplementary vaccination campaign across several districts in Malawi following a prolonged outbreak that has led to 653 confirmed cases and one death since it began in October 2024.
At the northeastern tip of Kasungu District near the border with Mzimba, there sits a community called Manjondo Village, telephonically disconnected from the rest of the district.
