The malaria scorecard management tool will allow government and partners to track progress and quickly identify bottlenecks. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is a Malawian theologian and politician who has served as President of Malawi since June. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian theologian and politician who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. She said the launch of the malaria campaign was a clear indication of the government’s committment to ending malaria by 2030 as agreed by African leaders – that all African countries should eliminate malaria by 2030. On July 12, 2022, President Chakwera gave a rousing speech on the grounds of the Mtiti Primary School in Dowa, Malawi to signify the launch. In her speech, the Honourable Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said despite the country being affected by COVID-19, her ministry was still fighting to reduce other diseases so that Malawians should remain healthy. English Africa Service -Vatican City Malawi’s new President, Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera, has said his government will be one that serves and not a government that rules. The current President is Lazarus Chakwera sworn in as president of Malawi on 28 June 2020. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda (L) Minister of Health of Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has distanced himself from the campaign against Chizuma but his close colleagues continue to harass her relentlessly to the extent that the affair could mean foreign governments start cutting aid. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (R) President of the Republic of Malawi launches the Malawi malaria scorecard with Hon. Once we defeat malaria, our health workers will have 40% less work and the money that is allocated to malaria will be allocated to other development activities,” he said. “Malaria has put pressure on our health facilities and health workers.
HE President Chakwera said malaria has affected thousands of pregnant women and children in the country to the extent that over 2,000 people die every year, “Malaria kills six people every day, as such, we need collaboration so that we achieve a zero malaria nation. He also thanked ALMA for supporting the country in developing the malaria scorecard, an essential management tool to track progress. Introduced during the official launch of the ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ campaign at Liwonde in Machinga District, the Head of State of Malawi made a call to partners, the private sector, traditional leaders, religious leaders and communities at large to support government in ending malaria by 2030. The land minister’s arrest was the second corruption scandal to erupt in less than a month.Įarlier in December, a corruption probe saw Malawi’s former finance minister and an ex-central bank governor arrested on allegations they manipulated accounts to obtain loans from the International Monetary Fund.The Malawi malaria scorecard management tool was officially launched last week (Tuesday, 22 June 2021) by His Excellency President Lazarus Chakwera. “Let no suspect, however powerful, wealthy or who their connections are, be shielded or protected,” the bishops said in a statement.Ĭhakwera won 2020 elections by campaigning on promises to fight corruption in the poor southern African country. Malawis opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has won Malawis rerun elections held on Tuesday to become the countrys new president. The stunning decision follows meetings last week with two influential groups, the Episcopal Conference of Malawi and the Public Affairs Committee, which comprises church groups that act as a government watchdog.īoth groups expressed concern over the president’s indecisiveness in fighting corruption.ĮCM, an assembly of Malawi’s Catholic bishops, said authorities must ensure that no one is “pressurised, intimidated or influenced” in the pursuit for justice. “This is to allow him to answer the corruption charges he is facing in court and clear his name there,” Chakwera said.
He added that the reconfigured cabinet will exclude Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa, who was arrested last month in a bribery case. “I have dissolved my entire cabinet effective immediately, and all the functions of cabinet revert to my office until I announce a reconfigured cabinet in two days,” Chakwera said in a national address. Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday sacked his entire cabinet over graft concerns, vowing to “confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials”. Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera.PHOTO/NyasaTimes
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