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LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE SANITATION AND HYGIENE NATIONAL STRATEGY?
Not being conversant with national guidelines when implementing projects has been a contributing factor to construction of substandard structures like boreholes among others according to assessments that WES Network has and is carrying in various districts of Malawi....
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PRISONS VS COVID 19 RESPONSE
At the battle field with COVID-19, almost all weapons have and are being explored and utilized in order to win the fight. Masks, PPEs, handwashing facilities, Menstrual Hygiene Management kits etc. are being bought and distributed to both public places, communities...
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SECRETARIAT FURTHERS SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS
On 10th July 2020, WES Network Secretariat met with the Water Planning Department's Chief Economist Mercy Msowoya to get updates on the review of sanitation and water policy, finalization of the joint financing arrangement, progress made on the localization of SDG 6...
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A GLIMPSE OF OUR SECTOR UPDATES
COVID-19 UPDATES 1. Cases as of 14/07/2020 New Cases: 67 Deaths: 40 Recovered: 795 Active Cases: 1 662 (Source: https://covid19.health.gov.mw/) 2. Government, through the Ministries responsible for Health and Local Government had set prevention and Management rules of...
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IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MALAWI’S ECONOMY
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the World's economy has been badly hit. As evidenced in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (Unctad) latest report shows that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) made by a company or an individual from one country in...
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COVID-19 MALAWI ANALYSIS: Supply Chain and stockpiles
CMST PPE procurement completed and the majority of supplies have been received – the distribution list was handed over to CMST on Sunday 31st May 2020 Health Sector Joint Fund (HSJF) committed $2.4M out of which $1.1M has already been received Procurement through Gavi...
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LILONGWE DHO ADMITS COVID-19 HICCUPS
Lilongwe District Health Office (DHO) has admitted that the district is facing challenges in its COVID-19 pandemic responses. Speaking during a COVID-19 response lunch by Water Missions Malawi, Dr Alinafe Mbewe who is Lilongwe's District Director for Health and...
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NATIONAL BUDGET TO REMOVE VAT ON WASH FACILITIES
The Malawi government through the Finance acknowledged through the national budget statement that various requests for VAT exemptions which couldn’t be implemented in the 2020-2021 national budget will be considered in subsequent national budgets. This follows after...
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WESNETWORK URGES GOVERNMENT TO ACT WITH URGENCY IN RESPONDING TO COVID-19
WES Network has expressed worry over the Malawi government's attitude towards responding to COVID-19. Speaking during a press briefing conference the National Coordinator for the network, Willies Mwandira said that the manner at which Malawi is handling the pandemic...
read moreONE HEAD DOES NOT LIFT A ROOF “Mutu umodzi siusenza denga”
In a world where we are preaching unity and joint implementation, such is not the case with Nkhatabay district. It was sad to note that even during this period of the COVID-19 pandemic there is only one partner in the district- ONSE. According to Nkhotakota District...
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