Cyclone Freddy intensifies cholera risks in Malawi camps

STORY: Cyclone Freddy intensifies cholera risks in Malawi camps DATELINE: March 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cyclone Freddy hit areas 2. various of disaster management officials 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINIC MWANDIRA, Nsanje District Commissioner 3. various of survivors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): HERBERT KAIMFA, Local official STORYLINE: The devastation by Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in the hardest-hit southern African countries, amid the ongoing and exacerbated cholera outbreaks across the continent. Dominic Mwandira, Nsanje District Commissioner in Malawi, said cholera has already been recorded in the district. He said his office is alert and that immediate action was needed to tackle the problem. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINIC MWANDIRA, Nsanje District Commissioner "There has been one reported case of cholera here in which case as I go back to the office, I will link with the director of health to make sur

Chinese-built railway to benefit local socio-economic development: Malawi officials

STORY: Chinese-built railway to benefit local socio-economic development: Malawi officials DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: NSANJE, Malawi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of local officials and engineers, workers at the project siteSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MALEMIA, Senior ChiefSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MEDSON MATCHAYA, Nsanje District CommonerSOUNDBITE 3 (English): HASTINGS CHIUDZU, Secretary for transport in Malawi STORYLINE: A Chinese company started to help Malawi build a railway on Saturday in south Malawi's Nsanje. The 72-kilometer MK 68.8 billion railway is contracted by the China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corporation (CR20). It will be part of the Sena Corridor that provides a rail connection to the Beira Port in Mozambique for landlocked Malawi. The construction work is expected to take 18 months. Local officials say, upon completion, the railway project will benefit the local socio-economic development. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MALEMIA, Senior Chief "It is a project that is going