News In Southern Region (3211)
Malaria Causes Havoc in Lower Shire
Health officials in Lower Shire have singled out poor usage of mosquito nets as a major factor fueling Malaria cases as statistics indicate that 14 children died of severe malaria and pneumonia in Nsanje in January, 2021 alone.
MEC Set for By-Elections
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is ready to hold by-elections in seven constituencies and two wards on March 30, 2021.
P.I.H Graduates 410 Adolescents in SRH
An international health promotion organization working in Neno district, Partners in Health, has graduated four hundred and ten adolescents in Gender, HIV and AIDS and Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) in a bid to be agents of change as they grow.
P.I.H Adolescents and Women Health Program Specialist Jimmy Harare told Zodiak Online on Wednesday that a lot of youths are lacking skills on how to protect themselves from harmful practices hence introducing the initiative in all Neno district health centres.
"We noted a sharp rise in cases of child marriages, teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among the adolescents and this was being attributed to knowledge gap on available prevention measures," said Jimmy.
Harare further said P.I.H with funding from Global Affairs of Canada (GAC) introduced the SkillsBLA ( Bwala Lachinyamata) which is to run for five years in all health centers of Neno district where coaches will be trained to lecture adolescents on how their bodies respond to the environment as they grow.
"The coaches are there to take the adolescents who are between the age bracket of ten to fourteen, through a curriculum of gender, HIV and AIDS and Reproductive health for four months, this curriculum is designed to help the Adolescents have knowledge of their bodies," he said.
One of the adolescent Phonex Chakwamba said the training has helped him gain self-esteem withing the four months he has been with his fellow adolescents.
"Am now able to know how to respond to harmful practices which my fellow adolescents would want to drag me into, we are using both verbal and nonverbal rejection methods, they are working", he said.
Neno District Youth Officer Hope Mwafulirwa who graced the graduation ceremony urged the adolescents to take the skills learnt into practice saying school closure due to Covid-19 may result in temptations to the youths to start indulging in premarital sexual affairs.
State Submits Call Logs in Chisale Attempted Murder Case
State lawyers have submitted call logs to prove that Norman Chisale had been interfering with state witnesses in an attempted murder case which he is answering.
Police Investigator Testifies in Chisale Attempted Murder Case
State has applied for revocation of bail for Norman Chisale in an attempted murder case where he is suspected to have shot Sigele Amani in Blantyre last year.
Angry Mob Burns Suspected Thief in Nsanje
An angry mob in Nsanje today set ablaze a 36-year-old man suspected to have stolen a goat.
Man Convicted for Escaping Police Custody
Nsanje Magistrate’s Court has sentenced 21-year-old Kavuna Black to 2 years imprisonment with hard labor for escaping a lawful custody.
Msungama Not Happy with Youth Centre Project
Construction works of Neno Integrated Youth Centre are said to be behind schedule as sports and youth minister Ulemu Msungama says the delay is frustrating efforts of creating jobs for youths.
Chikwawa DHO Armed in COVID-19 Fight
Rays of hope are hovering over Chikwawa District Health Office in the fight against COVID-19 following support from government and partners who have injected over K100 million towards the fight.
Suspects Decry Delayed Justice in Mulanje
Chiringa Magistrate’s Court in Phalombe is yet to pass judgment in a case where nine villagers from Mulanje North are accused of digging part of Zomba-Jali-Phalombe-Chitakale road at Nakamba Trading Center to divert water that flooded to their homes, ten months after the case was concluded.
