7/26/2023 0 Comments Lazarus chakwera![]() ![]() The malaria scorecard management tool will allow government and partners to track progress and quickly identify bottlenecks. 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. 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. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda (L) Minister of Health of Malawi 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 Malawi Human Rights Commission, one of the observers, endorsed the rerun election as peaceful and transparent.The Malawi malaria scorecard management tool was officially launched last week (Tuesday, 22 June 2021) by His Excellency President Lazarus Chakwera. "That is how we will fulfill the dream of a new Malawi that will be for everyone.'' "Those of you that celebrate, celebrate with a humanness that all Malawians deserve so that we have the magnanimity of celebrating a victory that is not for one man, not for one woman, not for one party, not for one group, but for all of us together," said Chakwera. Read more: Malawians relieved after court voids presidential voteĪcknowledging the discontent of Mutharika's supporters, Chakwera asked them in his inaugural speech to give him a chance to earn their trust and to make his election a win for all Malawians. Many Malawians especially MCP followers have since taken to social media to wish the President well. This is the third birthday to celebrate as President since his election in 2020. The defeated incumbent Mutharika criticized the rerun election as "the worst in Malawi's history'' but he urged the country to "move on peacefully'' while speaking to the media in Blantyre on Saturday. Lazarus Chakwera who is also leader of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), a party in Tonse Alliance is today celebrating his 68th birthday. This included tally sheets being daubed with correction fluid. However, Malawi's Constitutional Court annulled those results in February 2020, ruling that the 2019 vote showed "grave," "widespread" and "systematic" irregularities. In May 2019, Mutharika thought he was the victor by a slim margin when he gained 38.6% of the vote ahead of Chakwera with 35% and Vice President Saulos Chilima with 20%. Read more: Who is Malawi's new leader Lazarus Chakwera? Lazarus Chakwera led the protests against last year's election results, citing voting irregularities Image: Getty Images/AFP/A. "So long as I am its president it will be a home in which you, too, will prosper.'' I want you to remember one thing, that this new Malawi is a home to you, too," said Chakwera. "Perhaps the prospect of my presidency fills you with fear and grief. Lazarus Chakwera is Malawi's sixth president after winning the historic vote held last week, the first time a court-overturned vote in Africa has resulted in the defeat of an incumbent leader.Ĭhakwera urged national reconciliation in his inaugural speech in the capital, Lilongwe, and spoke directly to supporters of defeated incumbent president Peter Mutharika. Malawi's newly elected president vowed on Sunday to maintain unity in the southern African nation, a day after it was announced that he had won the country's rerun elections. ![]()
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