Cholera, polio outbreaks in Malawi worry health authorities

Malawi Battles Cholera Surge and Polio Return in Blantyre – Report Wire

Health authorities in Malawi confront a perilous health duo: escalating cholera with three deaths and 50+ cases since October 2025, plus a confirmed polio case in Blantyre. The city’s streets, vital to commerce, host 30 cholera infections and two fatalities, prompting Minister Madalitsso Baloyi’s urgent pleas in a recent administrative huddle. Polio’s resurgence hits hard – type-2 virus found in a seven-year-old denied vaccines by family convict…

Cholera, polio outbreaks in Malawi worry health authorities

Cholera, polio outbreaks in Malawi worry health authorities Blantyre:  Health authorities have expressed concern over the growing prevalence of cholera in Malawi, with at least three deaths and more than 50 confirmed cases recorded since October 2025. Minister of Health and Sanitation Madalitso Baloyi voiced concern on Wednesday during a sensitisation meeting with the authorities […] The post Cholera, polio outbreaks in Malawi worry health autho…