MALAWI – Malawian health ministry declared a polio outbreak in the country on Saturday, after the poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was detected in an environmental sample. Secretary for Health and Sanitation Dan Namarika said the virus was identified through routine sewage surveillance at two sites in the commercial city of Blantyre. The ministry has cautioned […]
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Malawi President Concedes to Arthur Peter Mutharika
MALAWI – The Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded presidential election defeat to the former president Arthur Peter Mutharika, following Tuesday’s general elections. His concession comes hours before the Malawi Electoral Commission announced the results officially. “I have therefore conceded defeat and I have called President-elect Arthur Peter Mutharika to congratulate and wish him […]