Malawi-Flood/Maternal Health

Malawi floods negatively impact maternal health care

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Nsanje, Malawi - March 17, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of flood refugees in camp
2. Various of mothers, babies lining up for health care service
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mekemhango, nurse (no full name given):
"One of the biggest challenges is the family planning services because since Monday some patients, one of the victims have been coming one by one looking for family planning services."
4. Various of mother with baby
5. SOUNDBITE (Chichewa, dubbed with English) flood victim (no name given):
"We don't have enough medicine and when someone is complaining about stomach pain they are given just a few tablets which is not enough."
6. Various of mothers, babies lining up for health care service
7. Mekemhango treating baby
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Humphrey Magalasi, disaster risk management officer:
"We are responding using the cluster approach, so we have the health cluster which is coordinating issues to do with the maternal health in camps and we have our partners like MSF, the district health office which is coordinating all issues to do with the child and maternal health."
9. Mothers, babies lining up for health care services
10. Various of flood refugees in camp

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The situation of women and girls affected by the devastating floods in Malawi remains particularly difficult.

Lack of adequate maternal health care has put pregnant women at a much higher risk. Lactating mothers are facing challenges including maintaining general hygiene.

Nsanje is among the districts that are grappling with inadequate maternal health care facilities in Southern Malawi.

According to UNFPA estimates, there are approximately 5,000 pregnant women among the displaced scattered across the 185 evacuation camps.

The situation of these women has been further worsened by the devastating floods which destroyed many health care centers, leaving mothers helpless.

According to health workers, family planning among the displaced people remains a big challenge

"One of the biggest challenges is the family planning services because since Monday victims have been coming one by one looking for family planning services," said nurse Mekemhango.

"We don't have enough medicine and when someone is complaining about stomach pain they are given just a few tablets which is not enough," said a refugee.

The Malawian government is currently trying to intervene with the assistance from humanitarian agencies who are screening women and children to determine the magnitude of the problem.

"We are responding using the cluster approach, so we have the health cluster which is coordinating issues to do with the maternal health in camps and we have our partners like MSF, the district health office which is coordinating all issues to do with the child and maternal health," said relief official Humphrey Magalasi.

Authorities have also recorded a high number of people suffering from malaria, diarrhea, HIV and Aids.

The number of displaced women in need of medical attention is simply overwhelming, given the limited number of health workers on the ground.

The shortage of trained health workers is playing a big part in the high maternal mortality rate in southern Malawi.

The government of Malawi has appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance to provide the affected people with the assistance that they need.

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  • ID : 8106291
  • Dateline : March 19, 2019
  • Location : Nsanje,Malawi
  • Category : disaster and accident
  • Duration : 1'39
  • Audio Language : English/Chichewa/Nats/Narration
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2019-03-21 10:36
  • Last Modified : 2019-03-21 16:31:00
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8106291
  • Dateline : 19 mars 2019
  • Location : Nsanje,Malawi
  • Category : disaster and accident
  • Duration : 1'39
  • Audio Language : Anglais/Chichewa/Nats/Narration
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : Pas d’accès dans la partie continentale de Chine
  • Published : 2019-03-21 15:50
  • Last Modified : 2019-03-21 16:31:00
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8106291
  • Dateline : 19 mar. 2019
  • Location : Nsanje,Malaui
  • Category : disaster and accident
  • Duration : 1'39
  • Audio Language : Inglés/Chichewa/Nats/Narración
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No acceso a la parte continental de China
  • Published : 2019-03-21 16:26
  • Last Modified : 2019-03-21 16:31:00
  • Version : 1

Malawi-Flood/Maternal Health

Malawi floods negatively impact maternal health care

Dateline : March 19, 2019

Location : Nsanje,Malawi

Duration : 1'39

  • English
  • Français
  • Español


Nsanje, Malawi - March 17, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of flood refugees in camp
2. Various of mothers, babies lining up for health care service
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mekemhango, nurse (no full name given):
"One of the biggest challenges is the family planning services because since Monday some patients, one of the victims have been coming one by one looking for family planning services."
4. Various of mother with baby
5. SOUNDBITE (Chichewa, dubbed with English) flood victim (no name given):
"We don't have enough medicine and when someone is complaining about stomach pain they are given just a few tablets which is not enough."
6. Various of mothers, babies lining up for health care service
7. Mekemhango treating baby
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Humphrey Magalasi, disaster risk management officer:
"We are responding using the cluster approach, so we have the health cluster which is coordinating issues to do with the maternal health in camps and we have our partners like MSF, the district health office which is coordinating all issues to do with the child and maternal health."
9. Mothers, babies lining up for health care services
10. Various of flood refugees in camp


The situation of women and girls affected by the devastating floods in Malawi remains particularly difficult.

Lack of adequate maternal health care has put pregnant women at a much higher risk. Lactating mothers are facing challenges including maintaining general hygiene.

Nsanje is among the districts that are grappling with inadequate maternal health care facilities in Southern Malawi.

According to UNFPA estimates, there are approximately 5,000 pregnant women among the displaced scattered across the 185 evacuation camps.

The situation of these women has been further worsened by the devastating floods which destroyed many health care centers, leaving mothers helpless.

According to health workers, family planning among the displaced people remains a big challenge

"One of the biggest challenges is the family planning services because since Monday victims have been coming one by one looking for family planning services," said nurse Mekemhango.

"We don't have enough medicine and when someone is complaining about stomach pain they are given just a few tablets which is not enough," said a refugee.

The Malawian government is currently trying to intervene with the assistance from humanitarian agencies who are screening women and children to determine the magnitude of the problem.

"We are responding using the cluster approach, so we have the health cluster which is coordinating issues to do with the maternal health in camps and we have our partners like MSF, the district health office which is coordinating all issues to do with the child and maternal health," said relief official Humphrey Magalasi.

Authorities have also recorded a high number of people suffering from malaria, diarrhea, HIV and Aids.

The number of displaced women in need of medical attention is simply overwhelming, given the limited number of health workers on the ground.

The shortage of trained health workers is playing a big part in the high maternal mortality rate in southern Malawi.

The government of Malawi has appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance to provide the affected people with the assistance that they need.

ID : 8106291

Published : 2019-03-21 10:36

Last Modified : 2019-03-21 16:31:00

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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