Malawi: Chilima Hold Talks With UK's Minister for Africa - Britain Give Malawi K5.3bn for Covid-19 Response
The UK's Minister of Africa later visited a warehouse facility for Covid-19 supplies in Kanengo, Lilongwe, which is managed by UNICEF Malawi and 14 Trees factory, both in Kanengo.
At Unicef Warehouse, the minister announced an additional K6 billion for the scaling up of Covid-19 Response in Malawi.
The package, through UNICEF, supports the Ministry of Health's comprehensive Covid-19 plan to procure more supplies, enhance prevention measures as well as strengthen the capacity of health facilities to supply oxygen to those seriously affected.
Minister Duddridge said: "The UK has a longstanding record of supporting countries across the globe to prepare for disease outbreaks. COVID-19 presents the biggest public health emergency in a generation. With our new package of support, we will help strengthen Malawi Government's response by doubling the number of communities that will be reached with public health surveillance, prevention and treatment services.
