Malawian gov't bans handshaking amid conjunctivitis outbreak
STORY: Malawian gov't bans handshaking amid conjunctivitis outbreak
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024
DATELINE: March 3, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:58
LOCATION: Lilongwe
CATEGORY: HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Zomba district hospital
2. Malawi Minister of Health Chiponda inside the facility
2. Malawi Minister of Health Chiponda meeting eye patients
3. SOUNDBITE (English): KHUMBIZE KANDODO CHIPONDA, Malawi Minister of Health
4. various of medical personnel
STORYLINE:
Malawi's Health Ministry has directed the public to stop handshaking, among other unhygienic practices, to avoid the spread of conjunctivitis after the country has registered over 370 cases since January.
Issuing the directive on Thursday, Health Minister Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said the outbreak, first reported in the northern border district of Karonga, has now spread to other districts.
The minister said the disease, also known as pink eye, transmits rapidly due to poor hygiene.
SOUNDBITE (English): KHUMBIZE KANDODO CHIPONDA, Malawi Minister o
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