At least 123 learners at Katoto Primary school in the city of Mzuzu are using a single toilet. This is against government recommendation which stipulates that one toilet can safely be used by 25 learners. This was reviewed when Grand Palace Hotel handed over toilets to school.

Blantyre District Health Office has rolled out a campaign to vaccinate children born between January 2016 and September 2018 against polio. The campaign is targeting over 1.8 million children and will run for five days countrywide.

Six Malawian laboratories have been accredited by the Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services-SADCAS recognizing their competency in disease diagnostic services.

15 percent of the maize that is harvested in the country is said to be lost annually due to poor post-harvest management.

Meanwhile, Farmers Organization Limited (FOL) has appealed to key players in the agriculture sector to support small scale farmers with grain storage techniques to promote food security. FOL Managing Director Henry Burger was speaking in Blantyre during the launch of new Actelic super guard dust.