Malawi’s Karonga health Centres operating without water

KARONGA-(MaraviPost)-At least seven public health centres in Karonga District have been operating without water for sometime now; a situation which is staking the lives of patients and health workers.

Karonga District Hospital administrator, Clement Gonthi has admitted that the situation is dire, as K9.6 million they receive as their annual allocation is insufficient to cater for maintenance work in all the health facilities in the district.

Nevertheless, Gonthi said they are doing all they can to keep the situation in check.

However, Chairperson for Wasambo Area Development Committee, Happy Ndovi, was quick to echo out the situation for the well wishers to come in with any sort of assistance.

“We are seeking help from well wishers to come in and help. We have so many health facilities which require assistance in terms of water. So, they can come and help,” said Ndovi.

Among other health facilities which are hit hard by the problem, there are Fulirwa, Iponga and Ngala.

Richard Kayenda

I hold a bachelor’s degree in languages obtained from Mzuzu University. Since 2016, I have been working for Maravi Post as a reporter of local news; particularly from the Northern Region of Malawi. My main news areas are politics, business, sports and many more. Besides reporting, I also write news analyses on current affairs just to share informed opinions on news that matter in Malawi. By now I have a five year practical experience in online news reporting and I look forward to growing more professionally while raising the bar of Maravi Post; in order to make it a household name, as we keep our readership informed, edutained and updated on a daily basis.