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9 million children to be vaccinated against polio in Africa

A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this week in four countries in southern and eastern Africa after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi

The Independent UK

Malawi begins nationwide polio immunisation campaign

In February, the southern African country recently recorded its first polio case in 30 years.

Al Jazeera

Malawi launches polio vaccine drive after first case in 30 years

The campaign against wild poliovirus aims to reach more than 23 million children under five years old

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Millions of children to be vaccinated for polio in Africa after Malawi detects case

First case of wild polio detected in Malawi for 30 years prompts emergency rollout of vaccinations in five African countries

The Guardian - UK

S2, EP14: South Africa's comics try to bounce back; breaking stereotypes in Gambia; Malawi's farmers deal with climate crisis

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In South Africa, as comedy clubs reopen comedians are juggling between their live audience and their online one; from Gambia, young women are training to install solar panels to help other…

Radio France Internationale

Challenges remain for Malawi’s Cyclone Ana victims

Mother of six Mwandida Matias, 39, recalls the night they were hit by violent storms in Chikawa district, southern Malawi. People were shouting, others beating drums to alert people. By the time she managed to get out of the house with her children, the water was already up to her…

Radio France Internationale

S2, EP13: Cyclone aftermath in Malawi; antimicrobial crop resistance in Kenya; Nigerian artist leaves city for tranquility

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent, with our African correspondents. In Malawi, those affected by Cyclone Ana are struggling to get back on their feet; from Kenya, farmers are combatting antimicrobial resistance in crops; and in Nigeria, an artist leaves the…

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Malawi to launch polio immunization campaign after one case found

The Malawi government announced Thursday that it would launch a nationwide polio vaccination campaign next month after it was discovered that a four-year-old girl had contracted the disease, the first case of polio in Malawi in 30 years. President Lazarus Chakwera has declared a national emergency.

Radio France Internationale

Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years

Malawi has declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Reuters

Malawi finds wild polio case; first in Africa in five years

Investigation shows infection is linked to a strain circulating in Pakistan’s Sindh province as WHO sends assistance.

Al Jazeera

Minister hails charity’s work providing computer training to children in Malawi

Foreign Office minister Vicky Ford visited the Turing Trust charity in Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Alan Turing charity shows UK minister its work with African children

UK Government Minister Vicky Ford visited The Turing Trust charity in Edinburgh to discuss their work to supply schools in Malawi with refurbished computers.

Edinburgh Live

From bloodsuckers to colonial abuses: Understanding the roots of vaccine fears in Africa

Fears of bloodsucking vampires and other wild rumours have resurfaced with the Covid-19 vaccination campaign. To challenge misconceptions we must look deeper into religious and mystical beliefs, writes Charles Pensulo.

Evening Standard

Galloway People featuring Jim Figgis on becoming a preacher at home and abroad

Jim from Rhonehouse said watching Songs of Praise gave him back his faith.

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The Independent UK

£1.5m to boost Covid vaccine access in three African countries

The Scottish Government money will go to Unicef to strengthen the health systems of Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi.

The Independent UK

Giddes Chalamanda: TikTok fame wins 92-year-old Malawi musician birthday party with president

The Malawian music legend performed one of his songs with the president, Lazarus Chakwera

Radio France Internationale

Training, openness needed in tackling mental health issues in Malawi

Despite the blue skies today, life looked a lot darker for Christopher Banda after he lost his wife in December 2020. The 38-year-old farmer from Zomba, Malawi, was in so much emotional pain he admitted he had suicidal thoughts. Ultimately, his family took him to the local psychiatric hospital, where…

Radio France Internationale

S2, EP11: Kenyan Nubians' ID dilemma, Malawi mental health, and a Ghana dance academy lifting up youths

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent, with our African correspondents. In Kenya, our reporter looks into the Nubian community and its quest for identification cards; from Malawi, the rising numbers of suicide has the government looking into possible options; and in…

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Storm Ana deaths rise to 88 as second storm brews to Africa's east

Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm threatened more severe weather.

Reuters

Malawi president changes finance minister in reshuffled cabinet

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has changed the southern African country's finance minister in a reshuffled cabinet, a government statement showed, with the post going to economist and former trade minister Sosten Gwengwe.

The Guardian - UK

Aid agencies scale up Storm Ana response amid floods and rising death toll

Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique worst affected with 77 people reported dead and 80,000 more forced from their homes

France 24

Tropical storm Ana kills at least 12 in Malawi and Mozambique

In tonight's edition: Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi take stock of the fatalities and destruction caused by tropical storm Ana. Meanwhile in Cameroon, Mo Salah helps Egypt beat Ivory Coast in a penalty shootout at the Africa Cup of Nations. And in the Cameroonian city of Garoua, craftspeople hope the tournament…

The Independent UK

Mozambique, Malawi, Madagascar count deaths, damage by storm

Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi are counting the deaths and damage by tropical storm Ana and more than a week of heavy rains across southern Africa

Radio France Internationale

At least 46 dead after tropical storm Ana hits Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi

Tropical storm Ana hit east Africa this week, as heavy rains have caused flooding and mudslides in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, killing at least 39 people. Ana also made landfall on Mozambique and continued into Malawi, killing 12 people in its path, with reported windspeeds up to 100km per hour.

Reuters

Death toll from tropical storm Ana in Mozambique, Malawi rises to 12

The death toll from tropical storm Ana has risen to at least 12 in Mozambique and Malawi, authorities said, although officials and aid agencies are still assessing the full impact of the storm that swept through southern Africa on Monday.

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