Unicef games malawi

Countries competed in netball, volleyball, football, basketball as well as individual sports such as squash and athletics. It was the first time for Malawi to participate in the tournament. The Malawi team registered for netball, volleyball, badminton and athletics. UN Malawi partnered with other countries to form teams in other disciplines; with Kenya for golf, Mozambique for basketball, Angola and Mozambique for football, with Botswana for badminton doubles, and with South Africa for the relay race.

The team also won a bronze medal for basketball. The three-day event offered opportunities for UN staff from different countries to interact.

Participants were also treated to a cultural evening where countries showcased something from home by performing traditional songs and dances. Breadcrumb Home. Caption: Malawi team in Zambia. Caption: Malawi team participating in a netball game. Caption: Malawi team member, Lucia Solda, receiving a medal. Written by. Much to the joy of the year-old construction worker eager to safeguard his job by protecting himself from COVID, the driver applied the brakes, not whining about the target crowds waiting at the busy market ahead.

The father of one explained that he delayed to get the first jab because he was overwhelmed by work as well as myths, misinformation and conspiracy theories that spread fast social media.

When I heard COVID messages blaring, I stopped the van because it was my chance to get correct information from heath workers and get vaccinated. The vaccination minibus vaccinated 28 people on the way to the market day at Bembe, where over received the jab.

John Kuwanda, Assistant Environmental Health Officer in Rumphi, coordinates immunisation services in the northern district. He says the figures from the vaccination express powered by HSAs, 21 supervisors and three vans shows that to some extent, vaccine hesitancy may be just an excuse for failing to make doses accessible. Where were all these people when we were worried about myths and misconceptions? When we go to them, they are motivated to get vaccinated. Rumphi is among districts that provide lunch allowance to HSAs who finish a vaccine vial containing 10 doses.

Speaking after being vaccinated by the roadside in Chikazinga Village, Martha Munthali, a year-old mother of one, thanked the mobile team for safeguarding her from the resurgent pandemic. Community health workers race to finish vaccines. The Government of Japan supports safe delivery of vaccines in Malawi.