Malawi hopes for victory against cholera

STORY: Malawi hopes for victory against cholera DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a healthcare worker at an isolation site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chichewa): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 3. various of President Chakwera at an engagement in north Malawi 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 5. various of medical care workers preparing oral rehydration solution 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAZIKO MATEMBA, Health rights activist 7. various of a cholera mortuary at an isolation STORYLINE: Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said in north Malawi on Saturday that the rates of new cholera infections and deaths are decreasing but the fight against the epidemic is being undermined by myths and religious beliefs. Chakwera called for concerted efforts in the fight against what has become the southern Africa country's deadliest cholera outbreak that has thus far killed 1,547 people. Cases of the outbreak, officials say, have