Women's group donates K14m medical supplies to Rumphi district health office

Malawi: The Chikulamayembe Women Forum on Saturday donated drugs and other medical supplies worth K14 million to the Rumphi district health office in an effort to contain the country's cholera outbreak.

Tiwonge Gondwe, the organization's executive director, stated that her organisation needed assistance because the rainy season is quickly approaching and the district is at risk of recording a high number of cholera cases.

In an interview, Rumphi District Hospital Medical Doctor, Dr Tapunda Phiri, stated that the drugs and other medical supplies will go a long way toward assisting the hospital in helping cholera patients, of which she noted that the hospital is overburdened with cases from Mzimba North.

Among the medical supplies are Linger’s lactate, chlorine, doxycycline, zinc sulphate, and erythromycin tablets.

Rumphi district health office has recorded 842 cholera cases and 15 deaths.

The medical supplies were donated by the Chikulamayembe Women Forum with funding from Action Aid Malawi.