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English: Traditional Authority (T/A) Malanda of Nkhata Bay has restricted sale of cooked foodstuffs at Chintheche Market to contain the spread of cholera in the district
Chichewa: Mfumu yayikulu malanda ya m’boma la nkhatabay aletsa kugulitsa zakudya zophika kuti achepetse kufalikila kwa kolera m’bomali
English: The ban, which came into effect on Saturday, comes along with several ultimatums, including asking community members in fishing camps to construct pit latrines within a week
Chichewa: Chiletsochi chimene chayamba kugwira ntchito lachiwelu, chadza ndi malamulo monga kuwafunsa anthu a m’mudzi kumalo owedzera nsomba kuti amange zimbudzi isanathe sabata imodzi
English: In an interview on Saturday, Chief Malanda said he ordered his village heads to inspect fishing camps and households to monitor adherence to sanitation and hygienic practices. “Failure to adhere to these orders will invite penalties whose minimum is K10 000,” he said
Chichewa: Poyakhulkana la chiwelu, mfumu malanda anena kuti awalamula mafumu a m’mudzi kuti aziyan’ganila malo owedzera nsomba komanso kuti awone ngati akutsatira njira za unkhondo. Kulephera kutsatira malamulo amenwa azayenela kupeleka chindapusa chokwana 10,000 kwacha,” anatero
English: The chief urged his subjects to monitor visitors coming from cholera hot spots. Chintheche Zone primary education adviser Peter Chirwa welcomed the chief’s ban on sale of foodstuffs and orders to construct toilets
Chichewa: Amfumuwo apepha wowatsira awo kuti aziwona alendo amene akuchokera m’malo m’mene muli kolera. Mlangizi wa maphunziro ku dela la chintheche peter chirwa analandila ganizo loletsa kugulitsa zakudya komanso kumanga zimbudzi
English: “With the knowledge that schools are some of the places the disease can easily spread due to congestion, our office will restrict selling of food within school premises,” he said
Chichewa: “
 Ndi chidziwitso chakuti masukulu ndi malo amene matendawa akhoza kufalikila mosavuta chifukwa chodzadzana, ofesi yathu iletsa kugulitsa zakudya m’malo a asukulu,” anatero
English: “If resources are available to reach out to many areas, including those without confirmed cases, we can contain the spread of the outbreak,” he said
Chichewa: Ngati zipangizo zilipo kuti tikhoza kufikila madera ambiri, kuphatikiza amene atsikmikiza zamatenda, tikhoza kuchepetsa kufalikila kwa matendawa,” anatero
English: “We also encourage all food producers, including those in the hospitality industry such as restaurants and lodges to always observe hygiene,” Botha said, adding that the incident is a wakeup call to all stakeholders in the district’s health, trade and hospitality industries
Chichewa: Tikulimbikitsaso onse opanga zakudya kuphatikiza makampani ochezela alendo monga malo odyera ndi ogona kuti azikhala aukhondo, botha anatero kuphatikiza kuti zochitikazi ndi chidziwitso kwa onse ogwira nawo ntchito mu zaumoyo, malonda komanso kochezela anthun m’bomali
English: The World Food Programme (WFP) in Malawi has halted food rations to nearly 700 refugee families, saying they were “self-sustaining”. But many of the delisted refugees say they rely on the monthly rations and argue the assessment process is flawed
Chichewa: Bungwe loyan’ganira la zakudya padziko lonse ku malawi ku malawi kuno lasiya kupeleka zakudya kwa mabanja okwana mazana asanu ndi awiiri, kunena kunenna kuti amazisamala okha. Koma ambiri amene awachotsawa akuti amadalira pa chakudya cholandila pa mwezichi ndipo anena kuti mayeso ndiwolakwika
English: Mapendo Neema, her seven children, and an unemployed husband have been relying on monthly food rations at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa since 2016. Neema, a DRC refugee, feels her family is ‘buried alive’
Chichewa: Mapendo neema , ane asanu ndi awiri ndi amuna ake osagwira ntchto akhala akudalira chakudya cholandila pa mwezichi ku malo kwa anthu othawa kwawo ku dzaleka m’boma la dowa kuchokera chaka cha 2016. Neema , othawa kwawo mu dziko la DRC, akuwona kuti banja lawo alilikwilira lamoyo
English: They fled a rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that she says left her a rape survivor and her parents dead
Chichewa: Anathawa kuwukila kwa zigawenga m’dziko la congo ndipo akuti anasiya wogwiliridwa ndi makolo ake atafa
English: With tears in her eyes, Neema says, “these children haven’t eaten anything since morning because of lack of food. And how do you think I will get the food to feed them in the absence of the food rations we receive from WFP? I just feel like my family is buried alive, really.”
Chichewa: Ndi misozi m’maso mwake, neema akuti,” ana amenewa sanadye kalikonse kuchoka m’mawa chifukwa chakusowa chakudya. Ndipo mukuganiza kuti chakudya ndichipeza bwanji kuti adye pamene palibe chakudya cholandira chimene timalandira ku WFP?. ndikungowona ngati banja langa alikwilira lamoyoo ndithu
English: The de-listed include 75-year-old Ramazani Tabu, who has lived in the camp since 2007 and can no longer work to help support her family of four
Chichewa: Amene achotsa pa mndandawu ndi Ramazani tabu, mayi wazaka makumi asanu ndi awiri ndi asanu, amene akhala akukhala ku maloku kuchoka chaka cha 2007 ndipo singagwirenso ntchito kuti azithandize banja lake la anthu nayi
English: She says, “When I came here, I was able to do tailoring because that’s what I was doing in the DRC. “But with old age and my diabetic condition I cannot do tailoring anymore, because whenever I am on the sewing machine, my nose starts bleeding due to high blood pressure
Chichewa: Akuti, pamen amabwera , amasoka chifukwa ndi zimene amapanga ku DRC. koma chifukwa chakukalamba ndi matenda ashuga, sindingakwanitseso kusoka chifukwa nthawi imene ndayamba ndakhala pa makina osokela, phuno yanga imayamba kutuluka magazi chi
English: The WFP says it was forced to remove the families from receiving food rations after a 2020 assessment
Chichewa: Bungwe lowona zakudya padziko lonse lapansi lati linakakamizidwa kuchotsa mabanja kulandira chakudya atapanga mayeso a chaka cha 2020
English: “There are many refugees here in Malawi who have been here a long time. They have found ways and means of making a living. So, we have done an assessment and we have found a group of those people who are food insecure and those people who are not.”
Chichewa: Pali anthu ambiri othawa kwawo kuno malawi amene akhala kuno nthawi yayitali. Apeza njira zopezela ndalama. Ndiye, tapanga mayeso ndpo tapeza kuti gulu la anthu amene akusowekera chakudya ndi amene sakusowekela
English: But some of those who have been de-listed argue the assessment process was flawed because over half of those removed from food rations are poor and jobless
Chichewa: Koma ena amene achotsedwa pa mndandanda akudandayula kuti mayesowa sanali bwino chifukwa theka la amene achotsedwa pa gulu lolandila zakudya ndi osauka komanso osowa ntchito
English: “Okay, with me you see the kind of house I am living in. The cement is broken, I can’t even have money. I cannot buy cement, yet I need money for food for my kids,” he said
Chichewa: Akunena kuti, chabwino, ine mukuona nyumba imene ndikukhala. Simenti ndiyakhutha, ndilibe ndalama. Sindingakwanitse kugula simenti, koma ndikufunika ndalama ya chakudya cha ana anga
English: Turnbull says the UN food agency will soon start hearing appeals from those who believe they were wrongly removed from food rations list
Chichewa: Turnbull akuti bungwe lowona zachakudya la UN liyamba kumva madandaulo kwa amene akukhulupilira kuti anachotsedwa mwangozi pa m’ndandanda wolandila chakudya
English: “There are some conditions that we have in terms of economic vulnerability; changes in the breadwinner in the family; those sorts of things will be used to judge whether the people should go back into the list or not,” he said
Chichewa: Pali zinthu zina zimene tili nazo monga kusatetezeka pa chuma; kusitha kwa osamala pakhomo; zinthu ngati zimenezi zizagwititsidwa ntchio kupeleka chigamulo ngati munthu akuyenela kubweleranso pa ndandanda kapena ayi,” anatero
English: WFP officials say refugees taken off food rations can still benefit from non-food assistance at the camp, such as access to health care and opportunities for resettlement
Chichewa: Akuluakulu aku WFP ananena kuti othawa kwawo amene achotsedwa polandira chakudya akhoza kupindula kuchithandizo china chosakhudza chakudya, monga kupeza chithandizo cha umoyo komanso umwayi wokakhala kwina
English: It is midday and among those sitting in the tree shade is Patuma Maisoni, 18, the mother to Promise Banda who is in a mix of children eating food prepared by their mothers. Promise and her friend eat a meal made from locally available foodstuffs
Chichewa: Ndi pakati patsiku ndipo amene akhala pa pathunzi pansi pa mtengo ndi patuma maisoni wa zaka khumi sizanu ndi zitatu, mayi kwa promise banda amene ali ndi ana anzake kudya chakudya chokonzedwa ndi amayi wao. Promise ndi nzake akudya chakudya chopangidwa zakudya zopezeka mosavuta
English: “Promise is a jovial and playful child though she hasn’t started schooling, she dazzles everyone. She easily makes friends with visitors,” says Maison
Chichewa: Promise ndi wosangalala komanso wosewela ngakhale kuti sanayambe kupita kusukulu, amadabwitsa aliyense. Amakhala chinzake ndi anthu obwela mosavuta,” akutero maison
English: Watching Promise play with other children and adults, one would hardly guess the 20-months-old girl was once severely malnourished
Chichewa: Kumuona promise akusewera ndi ana ena komanso akuluakulu, wina sangaganize kuti ndi mwana wa miyezi makumi awiri amene anali wonyetchela kwambiri
English: Promise was born when Maisoni was in Form One. The baby weighed 3.2 kilogrammes (kg) and started eating hard food seven months after birth as exclusive breastfeeding was made difficult by hunger. Promise’s weight dropped to 2.5kg, which health workers consider unhealthy
Chichewa: Promise anabadwa pamene maisoni anali fomu 1. Mwanayu analemela ma kilogalamu 3.2 ndipo anayamba kudya zakudya zolimba patatha miyezi isanu ndi iwiri atabadwa chifukwa kuyamwitsa mwakathithi kunali kovuta chifukwa cha njala. Kulemela kwa promise kunatsika kufika ma kilogalamu 2.5 pamene ogwira ntchito zaumoyo amatenga kuti ndiopanda nthanzi
English: Narrates the single mother: “The baby was refusing to eat anything and I didn’t know how to get her to accept any food
Chichewa: Akufotokoa amayi ake.” mwanayi amakana kudya chilichonse ndipo sindimadziwa kuti ndipange bwani kuti alole chakudya china chili chonse
English: “My girl looked so tiny and frail that not many wanted to touch her. They left her to me, leaving me in shame. I feared that she would die of malnutrition.” Not any longer
Chichewa: Mtsikana wanga amaoneka wochepa komanso wofooka ndipo anthu ambiri samafuna kumugwira. Anamusiyira ine, kundisiya ine ndi wa manyazi. Ndimaopa kuti amwalira chifukwa chakunyetchela,” koma pano ayi
English: When Promise was nine months old, Maisoni was approached by an old woman in the neighbourhood who introduced her to a nationwide project to scale up nutrition
Chichewa: Pamene promise anali ndi miyezi isanu ndi inayi, maisoni anafikilidwa ndi mayi wachikulire mu dela lawo amene anamudziwitsa za pilojekiti ya dziko yonse yopititsa madyedwe abwino patsogolo
English: Maisoni says the cooking group taught her to prepare nutritious porridge, now Promise’s favourite meal of the day, using flour from maize, groundnuts and beans to which she adds milk, eggs, crashed sun-dried cassava, meat soup and pumpkin leaves
Chichewa: Maisoni akuti gulu lophikali linamuphunzitsa kuphika phala lopatsa nthanzi, tsopano ndichakudya chokondedwa cha promise, kugwiritsa ntchito ufa wa chimanga, mtedza komanso nyemba kumene imaika mkaka, mazira, makaka, supu wa nyama ndi mkhwani
English: “It was probably the best decision I made after giving birth. Our lives are no longer the same. The baby is now healthy. She weighs about 9.7kg,” she states
Chichewa: “
 Mwinaso chinali chiganizo chabwino chimene ndinapanga nditabeleka. Miyoyo yathu sim’mene inalili. Mwana ndi wathanzi tsopano. Amalemela ma kilogalamu 9.7,” akufotokoza
English: The woman could not produce enough breast milk for her son when she was diagnosed with low blood pressure. The tragedy struck within the first six months of his life, when he was supposed to be exclusively breastfed
Chichewa: Mzimayiyu samatuluka mkaka wokwanira wa mwana wake wamwamuna pamene anamupeza ndi kutsika kwa magazi. Tsokali linabwela miyezi isanu ndi umodzi ya moyo wake, amayenela kuti ayamwitsidwe mwakathithi
English: When the woman was discharged, the family of four had to work harder to survive and feed the two children, especially Haroon who was on the brink of malnutrition
Chichewa: Pamene mayiyu anatulutsidwa kuchipata;a, banja la anthu anayi linayenela kulimbikila kuti likhale ndi moyo komanso kudyetsa ana awiri, makamaka haroon amene anatsala pan’gono kunyetchela
English: “We didn’t even have money to buy him infant formula milk sold in shops. When he was four months old, his health deteriorated, forcing my husband and I to take him to the hospital where health workers told us the child was on the brink of malnutrition.”
Chichewa: Tinalibe ndalama yoti tikhoza kumugulira mkaka wa ana umene umagulitsidwa mu mashopu. Ali ndi miyezi inayo, nthazi lake litsikilatu, kuwumiliza amuna anga ndi ine kumutengela ku chipatala kumene azaumuyo anatiuza kuti mwanayu akunyetchela
English: Haroon’s situation worsened as Kajuwe’s condition did not seem to improve until Kajuwe’s mother started to feed the five-month-old with porridge from whole maize flour in a desperate attempt to avert malnutrition
Chichewa: Khalidwe la haroon linafikika povuta pamene khalidwe la kajuwe silimaoneka kuti likusitha mpaka pamene amayi ake a kajuwe anayamba kumudyetsa mwana wa miyezi isanuyo phala lochoka ufa wa chimanga chosakonola mwakusowa mtengo waogwila kuti apewe kunyetchela
English: The quick fix often left the baby opening bowels. By the time she was nine months old, the damage had already been done. He couldn’t hold food in his stomach, leaving him thin and weak,” she recounts
Chichewa: Chithandizo cha changuchi chimapangitsa mwanayu kutsegula m’mimba. Pamene amafika miyezi isanu ndi inayi zinthu zinali zitawonongeka kale. Chakudya sichimakhadzikika mmimba mwake, kumusiya owonda ndiwofooka,” akukumbukila
English: The malnourished baby underwent nutritional rehabilitation routines at Mangochi District Hospital where health workers prescribed chiponde for the child. “Only then did his weight begin to improve. It rose from 5kg to 6kg,” she says
Chichewa: Mwana wonyetchalayo anayamba kulandila chithandizo cha madyedwe abwino ku chipatala cha boma cha mangochi kumene ogwira ntchito zaumoyo anampatsa chiponde cha mwana. “ sikulemela kokha kumene kunasitha. Kunakwera kuchoka ma kilogalamu asanu kufika asanu ndi limodzi,” akutero
English: Two months on, in January, heavy rains damaged a road to the hospital, incapacitating the couple from cycling back to Mangochi to replenish the peanut butter supplement
Chichewa: Patatha miyezi iwiri, mu mwezi wa January, mvula yayikulu inawononga nsewu wopita ku chipata;a, kulepheletsa banjalo kupalasa njinga kupita kumangochi kuwawonjezera chiponde
English: She explains: “I gladly joined in and started preparing for my children nutritious porridge from combinations of locally available foodstuffs to include all the recommended food groups,” she explains
Chichewa: Akufotokoza: “ ndinalowa nawo ndipo ndinayamba kumakhonza phala la nthazi la ana anga pophatikiza zakuya zopezeka kwathu kuno kuti mukhale magulu azakudya wovemelezeka,” akufotokoza
English: “At the start, the children used to refuse the new meal. But when I consulted nutritional promoters trained by Red Cross, I was told to give them baobab juice as an appetizer, which proved helpful.”
Chichewa: Poyamba, ana amakana chakudya chatsopanochi. Koma pamene ndinafunda maganizo kwa olimbikitsa madyedwe abwino amene anaphunzitsa ndi bungwe la red cross, anandiuza ndiziwapatsa madzi a malambe kuti akhale chilakolako chakudya, zimene zinawoneka zothandiza
English: A year on, the young woman continues to follow the tips from the cooking groups to diversify her household diets and keep the children health
Chichewa: Chaka chatha tsopano, mayi wachichepeleyu akupitliza kutsatira zinthu zochokela mu magulu ophika kuika zosiyanasiyana ku zakudya zawo komanso kuti ana akhale aumoyo wabwino
English: The findings show that some three percent are wasted, 12 percent underweight and five percent overweight. However, the burden of malnutrition varies with parents’ education attainment
Chichewa: Zopezekazo zawoetsa kuti ma pelesenti atau ndi wonyetchela kwambiri, ma pelesenti makumi ndi awiri ndiwosalemela ndi mapelesenti asanu ndiwolemela moposa mulingo. Komabe, chiphinjo cha kunyetchela zimasiyana ndi maphunziro amakolo
English: He said: “A healthy nation begins right in the home. It should be a habit to always eat six food groups. This is why we expect people to have vegetable gardens, orchards and domestic animals
Chichewa: Akunena kuti, dziko laumoyo wabwino limayambila pakhomo. Chikuyenera kukhala chizolowezi kumadya zakudya za gulu asanu ndi limodzi. Ichi ndichifukwa timayembekezela anthu kumakhala ndi madimba amasamba, azipatso komanso ziweto
English: “These cooking demonstrations are part of the larger processes to ensure that communities adopt acceptable eating standards.”
Chichewa: Chiwonetselo cha maphakidwechi ndi gawo limodzi la njira yayikulu kuti anthu am’mudzi atengele madyedwe ovemelezeka
English: Chingoli said it was pleasing that most communities in the district have hygiene and sanitation facilities as trained under one of Afikepo project’s components
Chichewa: Chingoli akuti zinali zosangalatsa kuti midzi yambiri mu bomali ili ndi malo aukhondo m’mene anaphuzitsilidwa mu gawo limodzi la chitukuko cha Afikepo
English: T/A Kaluluma Care Group promoter Irene Foliano said the project has contributed a lot to the development of their area as most families know how to prepare nutritious meals from locally available resources
Chichewa: Irene Foliano amene ali mlangizi wakumudzi wamagulu oona zakadyedwe kabwino kwa mfumu yayikulu Kaluluma akuti ntchitoyi yawonjezela chitukuko mu dela lawo chifukwa mabanja ambiri amadziwa kukhoza chakudya cha nthanzi kuzinthu zopezeka m’dela lawo
English: “I always encourage my followers to follow good nutrition practices and most households are a living testimony,” she said
Chichewa: Ndimalimbikitsa onditsatira anga nthawi zonse kuti azitsatira mayedwe abwino ndipo nyumba zambiri ndi umboni
English: Esnat Chimatiro’s 18-month-old daughter, Hanifa, smiles while taking a peanut butter supplement used for treating severe wasting in children
Chichewa: Hanifa wa miyezi khumi isanu ndi itatu, mwana wa esna chimatiro wa hanifa, akusekela pamene akudya chiponde chogwilitsidwa ntchito kuchiza kunyetchela kwambiri kwa ana
English: The baby, born in January 2022, has been taking the ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) since she was six months old. She receives 14 packets every Friday at Kawinga Village Clinic near her home in Traditional Authority Chowe, Mangochi
Chichewa: Mwanayo, wobadwa ndi mu January mu  chaka cha 2022, wakhala akudya chiponde, kuchokela miyezi isanu ndi umodzi. Amalandila ziponde khumi ndi zinayi lachisanu lililonse chipatala cha kumudzi ku kawinga kwa mfumu yayikulu chowe ku mangochi
English: “This is medicine,” says Chimatiro, cuddling the baby. “My second-born receives two RUTF packets per day. She takes one in the morning and another in the evening.”
Chichewa: Awa ndi mankhwala,” akutero chimatiro akukumbatira mwana. Mwana wanga wachiwiri amalandila chiponde chiwiri pa tsiku. Amadya china m’mawa, china madzulo
English: Hanifa does not eat more or less than prescribed by health surveillance assistant (HSA), who built the village clinic
Chichewa: Hanifa samadya chambiri kapena chochepa m’mene anatiuzila wothandizila azaumoyo amene anamanga chipatala cha m’mudzi
English: The village clinic has cut long walks to Mase Health Centre, where patients pay for services outside its service-level agreement with the Ministry of Health. A return motorcycle trip to the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) facility costs about K3 000
Chichewa: Chipatala cha m’mudzichi chachepetsa kuyenda mitunda yayitali kupita kuchipatala cha chachin’gono cha mase, kumene odwala amalipila kuti alandile chithandizo chimene sichili mgwilizanoo ndi unduna wa za umoyo. Njinga yamoto tobwelera kuchipatala cha CHAM imakwana K3000
English: “The frequent trips would have made me poorer,” says Chimatiro. A year after being diagnosed with severe wasting, Hanifa, who weighed two kilogrammes at birth, looks healthier
Chichewa: Maulendo apafupipafupi akanandisaukitsa, akutero chimatiro. Patatha chaka pamene akumepeza ndi kunyetchela kwambiri, hanifa amene amalemela ma kilogalamu awiri pobabdwa akuwonetsa wanthanzi
English: “I feared losing my daughter as she weighed just three kilogrammes nine months after birth. Thanks to the RUTF, she can afford a smile. She now plays with her sister. Before, she was weak and sickly,” says the relieved mother of two
Chichewa: Ndimawopa kutaya mwana wanga chifukwa amalemela ma kilogalamu atatu pa miyezi isanu ndi inayo atabadwa. Zikomo chifukwa cha chiponde, tsopano akhoza kumasekelera. Pano amasewela ndi mchemwali wake, pachiyambi anali wofooka komanso odwala,” akutero mayi wa ana awiriwa
English: Hanifa’s recovery personifies the power of the two-sachets-per-day dose. Previously, some children were receiving over 80 packets a month, depending on body weight
Chichewa: Kuchila kwa hanifa kukuimila mphamvu za mlingo wa mapaketi awiri patsiku. M’mbuyomu, ana ena amalandila ma paketi woposa makumi asanu ndi atatu pa mwezi kutengela kulemela kwawo
English: “The standard dose has made malnutrition treatment easy like any other dosage. I give Hanifa two sachets a day though she cries for more,” says Chimatiro. She promptly consults the HSA when she detects a change in Hanifa’s health
Chichewa: Mlingo wa wovomelezeka wapangitsa kuthandiza kunyetchela kosavuta ngati mlingo wina uliwonse. Ndimampatsa hanifa ma paketi awiri patsiku ngakhale amalira china,” akutero chimatiro. Nthawi yomweyo amafunsa maganizo kwa othandizila za umoyo akaona kusitha mu thanzi la hanifa
English: Simenti, who wanted to become a nurse, has found joy in delivering primary health care. Since 2017, the community health worker has been going village to village, delivering life-saving messages and supplies, including nutrition supplements, vaccines, modern family planning methods and water treatment chemicals
Chichewa: simenti , amene amkafuna kuzakhala n’anamwino, wapeza chimwemwe popeleka chisamaliro choyambilira cha chaumoyo. Kuchoka mu chaka cha 2017, wazaumoyo wa m’derali wakhala akuyenda mudzi ndi mudzi , kupeleka mauthenga wopulumutsa miyoyo ndi zofunikila monga zowonjezela pamadyedwe abwino, katemela, njira za makono zakulera komanso mankhwala osamalira madzi
English: “I built the village clinic in 2019 because women in my area were shunning health services, including malnutrition treatment, due to long walks to Mase. Now they see me any time, even at night,” she states. Simenti says the standard dosage has reduced stock-outs and misuse of RUTF
Chichewa: Ndinamanga chipatala cha m’mudzichi mu chaka cha 2019 chifukwa amayi m’dera langa amakana chithandizo cha umoyo wabwino monga chithandizo cha kunyetchela chifukwa cha kutalika kwa mtunda kupita ku Mase. pano amandiona nthawi zonsem ngakhale madzulo,” akutero. Simenti akunene kuti mlingo woyenela wachepetsa kutha komanso kusagwilitsa ntchito bwino kwa chiponde
English: “Most children were defaulting when RUTF was being dispensed at the distant Cham facility and it wasn’t easy to trace them and assess their health as I do when giving RUTF every week,” she recalls
Chichewa: Ana ambiri amasiya kubwela pamene chiponde chimapelekedwa kuzichipatala za mipingo zakutali ndipo zinali zovutirapo kuwalondola komanso kudziwa umoyo wawo ngati m’mene ndimapangila ndikamapeleka chiponde sabata iliyonse,” akukumbukila
English: The HSA opened the village clinic after being trained not to store or dispense medicines and vaccines in the open
Chichewa: Wothandizila za umoyoyu anatsegula chipatala cha m’mudzi ataphunzitsidwa kuti asamasunge kapena kupeleka mankhwala ndi katemela atakhala pa mtetete
English: She approached village heads to construct a shelter for an under-five clinic then held in the open come rain or sunshine.
Chichewa: Anafikila amfumu a m’mudzi kuti amange chisakasa cha chipatala cha ana ochepela zaka zisanu zakubadwa zimene zimachitikila pa mtetete kubwele mvula kapena dzuwa
English: A lukewarm community response moved her up to make 5 000 bricks, sheaf grass, buy plastic sheeting, and recruit local bricklayers to build the clinic on a piece of land she inherited from her parents
Chichewa: Kuyakha kosasangalatsidwa anthu kunamusutha kuti amawumbe njerwa zokwana zikwi zisanu, udzu wofolera, kugula pepala lokutila, komanso kulemba munthu womanga wa m’mudzi momo kuti amange chipatalachi pa malo amene anapatsidwa ndi makolo ake
English: She narrates: “Before, many children were dying from treatable diseases like malnutrition because their parents couldn’t afford hospital trips
Chichewa: Akufotokoza:” pachiyambi, ana ambiri amamwalira ku matwnda ochizika monga kunyetchela chifukwa makolo samakwanitsa maulendo wopita kuchipatala
English: Some didn’t know that the Cham facility was dispensing RUFT free of charge while others were afraid of making off-pocket payments for treatment of opportunistic conditions,” Simenti narrates
Chichewa: Ena samadziwa kuti chipatala cha CHAM chimapeleka chiponde mwaulere pomwe ena amaopa ndalama zamuthumba mwawo akalandila chithanzi pamatenda obwera chifukwa cha matenda ena,” simenti akufotokoza
English: Now she sees no less than five children a day and refers critical cases to Mase health centre
Chichewa: Pano amathandiza ana osachepela asanu pa tsiku ndipo amatumiza matenda ovuta ku chipatala chachin’gono cha mase
English: “The village clinic has dramatically improved follow-ups. When we give them RUTF, we also assess if the child is taking and assess any change.”
Chichewa: Chipatala cha m’mudzi chimenechi chathandiza kambiri kutsatira odwala. Tikapeleka chponde, timayesa ngati mwana akudya komanso kuwona kusitha kwina kulikonse
English: Fieldworker Rita Kaunda coordinates nutrition activities in communities surrounding Mase, Malukula, Malombe, St Martin’s, Malombe and Chikole health centres
Chichewa: Ogwira ntchito kumadera rita kaunda amalumikizanitsa ntchito za madyedwe abwino ku madela ozungulira zipatala za zin’gonozin;gono za mase, malukula, molambe, st martin, malombe ndi chikole
English: She says many parents have embraced the weekly distribution that has eliminated off-pocket payments and malnourished children now get constant feedback
Chichewa: Akuti makolo ambiri achilandira kugawa kwa pa sabataku kumene kwachotsa kulipila ndalama zamnthumba mwawo komanso ana onyetchela akulandila zotsatira mowilikiza
English: She explains: “In all six health facilities, we have observed little or no difference in how children receiving and responding to the standard distribution
Chichewa: Akufotokoza:” muzipatala zomwe zisanu ndi imodzi zang’onozing’ono, tapeza kusiya kochepa kapena kusasiyana m’mene ana akulandilira komanso akuvomelera ku mligo wakagawidwe koyenela
English: “Previously, some used to sell the packets because they felt it was too much. With the standard dose, they appreciate that RUTF is medicine to be taken as prescribed,” she says
Chichewa: M’mbuyomu,ena amagulitsa ma paketi chifukwa amaona ngati ndichambiri. Ndi mlingo woyenera, akuvomeleka kuti chiponde ndi mankhwala oyenera kumwedwa ndi mlingo wake,” akutero
English: And deaths from malnutrition are falling with weekly replenishments and checkups, says Kaunda. “The standard distribution and village clinics have simplified follow-ups. She brags: “No child in my zone has died from malnutrition since November 2022.”
Chichewa: Komanso imfa za kunyetchela zikutsika ndi kupeleka ndi kuyendela kwa pasabata, akutero kaunda. Mlingo wovomelezeka wopepela komanso chipatala cha m’mudzi kwaphweketsa kulondoloza.akudzitama:” palibe mwana anamwalira ndi kunyetchela mu dela langa kuchoka mwezi wa november mu chaka cha 2022
English: Replenishing the weekly dose proved repelling and costly as my family thrives on hand-to-mouth piecework,” she says. “I had to leave home by 5am only to return around 3pm. I couldn’t afford to hitch a bicycle or motorcycle.”
Chichewa: Kukatenga mlingo wa sabata unali wobwezana m’mbuyo komanso wofuna ndalama chifukwa banja langa limadalira kugwira maganyu kuti upeze chakudya cha tsiku limenelo, akutero. Ndinkayenela kuchoka kunyumba cha m’ma 5 m’mawa kumabwelera cha m’ma 3 koloko. Sindimakwanitsa kukwela njinga yakapalasa kapena yamoto
English: “Throughout the half-hour walk, I remembered the tiresome trip to Mkumba. The time and energy wasted would have been used to do piecework so that my children can afford a nutritious meal,” she says
Chichewa: Ndikuyenda mtunda wa mphindi makumi atatu, ndimakumbukira ulendo wotopetsa wopita ku Mkumba. Nthawi komanso zogwilitsidwa pamenepa ndikanatha kupanga ganyu kuti ana anga adye chakudya chanthanzi, “ akutero
English: The long travels over hills and valleys in the thick of Liwonde National Park discourage women from presenting children for malnutrition screening and treatment, Ojezi explains
Chichewa: Mtunda wautali wa m’mapiri ndi zigwa mkatimkati mwa thengo losungila nyama la liwonde limafowoketsa amayi kupita ana awo kawuni waku nyetchela komanso chithandizo. Akufotokoza ojezi
English: She reckons families were getting poorer while spending valuable time and money on the rocky road that splits the protected forest
Chichewa: Akulingalira kuti mabanja amasaukilabe pamene awononga nthawi yofunika ndi ndalama pa nsewu wamiyala umene umagawa khalango yotetezedwayi
English: “Crossing the thick forest early in the morning or late in the evening is scary. The roaming wild animals or rapists can waylay you with no rescue in sight,” she explains
Chichewa: Kudutsa khalango yowililayi m’mawa kwambiri kapena madzulo mochedwa ndi kowopsa. Nyama zakutchire zoyendayenda kapena ogwilira akhoza kukugwetsa panjira opanda wokuwombola,” akufotokoza
English: This includes training of front health workers and provision of essential supplies such as RUTF, therapeutic milk and tool kits for nutrition screening
Chichewa: Izi ndi monga kuphunzitsa okhala patsogolo kugwira ntchito ya zaumoyo komanso kupeleka zofunkila monga chiponde, mkaka komanso zida zowunikila kunyetchela
English: The community health worker also provides nutrition screening, immunisation and modern family methods alongside treatment for common killers of children such as malaria, pneumonia, coughs, eye problems and diarrhea
Chichewa: Opeleka chithandizo cha zaumoyo m’delali amawunika kunyetchela, katemela komanso njira zamakono zolelera kuphatikizapo chithandizo cha zokupha ana monga malungo, chimfine, chifuwa, vuto lamaso komanso kutsegula m’mimba
English: “I have been coming here every week since 2016. I use my personal motorbike. However, I pity the rural dwellers who used to travel longer, often on foot, to get to the health centre. To them, the health clinic under Mgawo Health Post is a huge relief,” he says.
Chichewa: Ndakhala ndikubwera kuno sabata iliyonse kuchoka chaka cha 2016. Ndimagwilitsa nchito njinga yanga moto. Ndimadandaula anthu akumudzi amene amayenda mtunda wautali, nthawi zambiri wapansi kuti afike ku kuchipatala chachin’gono. Kwa iwo chipatala pansi pa chipatala cha mgawo ndi mpumulo waukulu,” akutero
English: Men are breadwinners in most households in Malawi, but some of them take an active part in household affairs, particularly decisions around nutrition and food preparation. For many, these are considered a woman’s duties
Chichewa: Amuna ndi amene amaepeza ndalama m’makomo ambiri ku malawi, koma ena samatenga gawo pazochitika pakhomo, makamaka pachiganizo chokudya madyedwe abwino komanso kakhonzedwe ka chakudya. Kwa ambiri, izi amazitenga ngati udindo wa amayi
English: But a growing cadre of super dads such as Martin Nyirenda and Anderson Mbeye, from Traditional Authority Kaluluma in Kasungu, are rising against such stereotypes and actively participating in making decisions affecting their households’ food uptake, including children’s nutrition, sanitation and hygiene
Chichewa: Koma kuchuluka kwa abambo ogwira nctchito zimenezi monga martin nyirenda ndi anderson mbeye a kwa mfumu yayikulu kaluluma ku kasungu akutsutsa makhalidwe ngati amenewa ndipo akutenga nawo gawo popanga ziganizo zimene zikukhudza kadyedwe kwa chakudya pakhomo pawo monga nthanzi la ana, ukhondo
English: The super dads are determined to go to the ends of the earth to provide for their families and ensure they are well-fed
Chichewa: Abambo abwinowa anapanga chiganizo chochita china chilichonse kuti apeze chithandizo ku banja lawo komanso kuti akudya bwino
English: They encourage fellow men to take an active role in promoting nutrition in their families
Chichewa: Akulimbikitsa abambo anzawo kutenga gawo kulimbikitsa madyedwe abwino m’ma banja lawo
English: “It is a man’s responsibility to take part in household chores, especially when his wife is pregnant. Some problems can be avoided if a man takes part in domestic chores,” says Nyirenda
Chichewa: Ndi udindo wa abambo kutenga nawo gawo pa ntchito zapakhomo, makamaka pamene mayi ali ndi mimba. Mavuto ena akhoza kupewedwa ngati mwamuna akutenga nawo pantchito zapakhomo,” akutero nyirenda
English: Afikepo project strives to end stunting in children aged below five years, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and adolescent girls
Chichewa: Chitukuko cha Afikepo chikufuna kuthetsa kukwinimbila kwa ana ochepela zaka zisanu, amayi oyembekezela, amayi oyamwitsa ndi atsikana otha msinkhu
English: Moyo watering his vegetable garden. He is one of the men in their village leading by example on male involvement in household nutrition
Chichewa: Moyo akuthilira dimba lake lamasamba. Ndi m’modzi mwa amuna amene ali achitsanzo potenga nawo gawo pamadyedwe abwino pakhomo lawo
English: “The target groups are often dominated by women,” he says. “But to end stunting, the father must also be involved. If you have the support of the head of the house, everything goes on smoothly.”
Chichewa: Gulu lofikilidwa nthawi zambiri limadzadza ndi amayi,” akutero.” koma kuti tithetse kukwinimbila, abambo akuyenera kutenga nawo gawo. Ukhala ndi chithandizo cha mutu la banja, chilichonse chimayenda bwino
English: Mulenga envisages male involvement in helping men gain vital nutrition tips and participating in ending malnutrition, especially stunting, in their communities
Chichewa: Mulenga amaganizira kutenga nawo gawo kwa abambo pothandizira abambo ndi uthenga wofunikila wa madyedwe abwino ndi potenga mbaloi kuthana ndikunyetchela, makamaka kukwinimbila mu dera lawo
English: “Women gain a lot of knowledge on nutrition from various groups they belong to, but most men don’t have that knowledge. As a result, they can’t understand why they need to eat six groups of food
Chichewa: Amayi amaphunzira nzeru pa madyedwe abwino kuchoka m’magulu asiyanasiyana amene alimo, koma abambo ambiri alibe nzeru zimenezi. Pachifukwa chimenechi, samamvetsetsa chifukwa chimene akuynela kudya zakudya m’magulu asanu ndi limodzi
English: Mulenga says equipping a man with nutrition knowledge makes it is easier for him to take care of adolescents, under-fives, pregnant women and also breastfeeding mothers
Chichewa: Mulenga akuti akuphunzitsa abambo ndi nzeru za madyedwe abwino zimaphweketsa kuti iwo asamalire ana otha msikhu, ana ochepela zaka zisanu, amayi amimba, komanso amayi oyamwitsa
English: Since Nyirenda joined the group in January, he has become a champion of good nutrition for his family. Apart from providing for them, he sometimes cooks and performs other household chores
Chichewa: Kuchoka pamene nyirenda analowela gululi mu mwezi wa January, wakhala katswiri wa madyedwe abwino ku banja lake. Kupatira kuwapezera zofunikila, nthawi zina amaphika ndikugwira ntchito zina zapakhomo
English: He explains: “There are some foodstuffs such as cooking oil or meat which a woman alone may not afford. So, if I don’t take care of the nutritional needs of my family and their hygiene, then who will?
Chichewa: Akufotokoza:” pali zakudya zina monga mafuta ophikila kapena nyama zimene mayi payekha sangakwanitse. Ndiye, ngati sindisamalira banja zofuna banja langa koamnso ukhondo wake, ndiye apange zimenezi ndani?
English: “That’s why I find it important to take part. If my wife is sick, she doesn’t have to cook for the family when I am around, it is my duty to do so.”
Chichewa: Ndichifukwa chake ndimaziwona zofunika kuti nditenge nawo gawo. Ngati mkazi wanga wadwala, sayenela kuphikira banja lonse pamene ine ndilipo, ndi udindo wanga kutero
English: Before men were engaged under the Afikepo Project, it was difficult to convince them to buy some foods. Now that they know the importance of six food groups, it’s not difficult to convince them to do so,” says Zimba
Chichewa: Abambo asanayambe kutenga nawo mbali mu chitukuko cha Afikepo, kunali kovuta kuwafotokozera kuti azigula zakudya zina. Pano amadziwa kufunika kwa magulu asanu ndi limodzi azakudya, sizovutanso kuwauza kuti atero;” akufotokoza Zimba
English: Life has not been easy for men such as Nyirenda and Mbeye, who are constantly ribbed by their friends, but they won’t let mockery stand between them and the nutrition and care their families need
Chichewa: Moyo sunakhale wosavuta kwa abambo ngati a Nyirenda ndi  a Mbeye, amene nthawi zonse amakhala akusekedwa ndi anzawo, koma sakulola kusekedwa kuti kuime pakati pa iwo ndi madyedwe abwino ndi chisamaliro chomwe banja lawo limakhumba
English: For all we do for our families, some men say we are being controlled by our wives. But we try to sensitise them on the importance of male involvement in taking care of the health of their families,” says Mbeye, from Mkanda Village
Chichewa: Chifukwa timapangila mabanja athu, abambo ena amanena kuti tikulamulidwa ndi akazi athu. Koma timayesetsa kuwaphunzitsa ubwino wabambo kutenga nawo mabli posamalira umoyo wa banja lawo,” akutero mbeya wa m’mudzi wa mkanda
English: Members of the fathers’ groups encourage each other to participate in activities that promote good household nutrition
Chichewa: Anthu ena a mugulu la abambo amalimbikitsana kuti azitenga nawo gawo mu ntchito zolimbikitsa madyedwe abwino pakhomo
English: “As men, we need to help our women, especially when they are pregnant. A child needs supplementary foods to grow properly and it’s my duty as a father to provide that,” says Mbeye
Chichewa: Monga abambo, timayenela kuwathandiza amayi makamaka pamene ali ndi mimba. Mwana amafuna zakudya zowonjezela kuti akule bwimo ndipo ndi udindo wanga ngati bambo kupeleka zimenezo,” akutero Mbeye
English: The chief grew up being told that pregnant women and lactating mothers who eat eggs and meat risk giving birth to bald-headed crybabies. She wants this ended for the well-being of every child and woman
Chichewa: Amfunuwo anakula akuwuzidwa kuti amayi amimba komanso oyamwitsa amene amadya mazira ndi nyama ali pachiopsezo chobeleka mwana wa dazi olilalila. Akufuna izi zithe pofunila kukula kwabwino mwana wina aliyense komanso amayi
English: “As a leader, experience has taught me to serve and lead by example,” she says. “My people trust me because I do what I say instead of just telling them ‘do this’ or ‘don’t do that’. I make sure everyone lives happily and enjoys good health, including those who cannot speak or work for themselves
Chichewa: Monga mtsogoleri, zochitika zandiphunzitsa kuthandiza ndi kutsogolera mwachitsanzo,” akutero.” anthu anga amandikhulupilira chifukwa ndimachita zimene ndimanena m’malo mongowauza kuti chitani izi kapena musachitite izi. Ndimaonetsetsa kuti aliyense akukhala mosangalala ndi kukhala ndi umoyo wabwino kuphatikiza amene sangaziyakhulire kapena kuzigwilira ntchito
English: TA Mpunga has become a firm cultural warrior tackling myths and misconceptions fuelling malnutrition among pregnant women, lactating mothers and children aged below five
Chichewa: Mfumu yayikulu mpunga yakhala womenyela chikhalidwe kulimbana ndi nthano komanso maganizo woipa zimene zimayambitsa kunyetchela pakati pamayi oyembekezera, amayi oyamwitsa ndi ana ochepela zaka zisanu
English: She goes village to village alongside nutrition promoters to ensure children have a healthy start in life that guarantees their good health, mental growth, learning ability as well as better productivity and chances in life
Chichewa: Amayenda mudzi ndi mudzi pamodzi ndi olimbikitsa madyedwe abwino kuwonetsetsa kuti ana ali ndi umoyo wabwino akamakula zimene zimapeleka chitsimikizo cha umoyo wabwino, kukula m’maganizo, kuthekera kophinzira komanso kupindula ndi mwayi m’moyo
English: “We cannot talk about healthy lives without healthy diets, so it’s unfair that myths and misinformation denied children and women diversified diets containing eggs and meat,” the chief states
Chichewa: Sitinganene za umoyo wabwini opanda osanena madyedwe abwino, ndiye sizabwino kuti nthano ndi mauthenga olakwika alepheletse ana ndi amayi zakudya zosiyanasiyana zokhala ndi mazila ndi nyama, amfumu anatero
English: “Before the rollout of Afikepo, we had many nutritional challenges, especially stunting. Many children were too small for their age because, to us, food was only nsima
Chichewa: Isanayambe afikepo, tinali ndi mavuto ambiri okhudzana ndi madyedwe abwino makamaka kukwinimbila. Ana ambiri anali ochepa mosagwilizana ndi msikhu wawo chifukwa kwa ife chakudya chinali nsima basi
English: We didn’t know the importance of diversified diets, skills to prepare nutritious meals from locally produced foods and the dangers of poor sanitation,” she explains
Chichewa: Sitimadziwa kufunika kwa madyedwe akasakaniza, maluso okhonera chakudya chopatsa nthanzi kuchokera ku zakudya zopangidwa m’dera lathu koamsno kuwopsa kwa kusowekela ukhondo,” akufotokoza
English: TA Mpunga thanks Afikepo for training community-based volunteers who go door to door, sharing the importance of diversified diets from six food groups and sanitation
Chichewa: Mfumu yayikulu mpunga akuthokoza afikepo pophunzitsa othandizila ntchito kudelali amene amayenda khomo ndi khomo kugawa kufunika kwa zakudya zosiyanasiyana za magulu asanu ndi limodzi komanso ukhondo
English: The nutrition promoters and cluster leaders also convene communal cooking demonstrations to teach women different ways to prepare nutritious meals
Chichewa: Olimbikitsa madyedwe abwino ndi otsogolera madela amakumananso kuchionetsero chophika kuti aphunzitse amayi njira zosiyanasiyana m’mene angaphikire chakudya chopatsa nthazi
English: “Thanks to the tireless volunteers, pregnant women now eat eggs without fear and food is no longer just nsima, which fills the stomach but offers less nutrients that they need to give birth to healthy babies,” explains the chief
Chichewa: Zikomo kwa othandizila ntchito osatopa, amayi amimba tsopano amadya mazira osaopa komanso chakudya si nsima yokha, imene imakhutitsa mimba koma imapeleka michere yochepa imene amafuna kuti abeleke mwana wathanzi,” akufotokoza amfumuwa
English: Instead of just relying on meals from rain-fed crops whose yields keep dwindling amid climate change, TA Mpunga’s community now grows vegetables all year-round in their backyards and neighbouring wetlands
Chichewa: M’amlo mongodalira zakudya zochoka ku mbewu zodalira mbewu zimene zokolora zake zikuchepa chifukwa chakusitha kwa nyengo, dela la mfumu yayikulu mpunga limalimba masamba cha chonse mu madimba awo apakhomo ndi madimba oyandikila
English: The chief knows that mindset change does not occur overnight, but gradually. She states: “To combat the myths relayed from one generation to another, I tell village heads and village development committees to always remind people in their communities that it is time we challenged and modified harmful cultural beliefs
Chichewa: Mfumuyi akudziwa kusitha maganizo a anthu zikumachitika nthawi yochepa, koma pan’gonopan’gono. Akunena kuti:” kuti tithane ndi thano zimene zachoka m’badwo wina kufikila wina, ndimawauza mafumu am’mudzi komanso magulu achitukuko am’mudzi kuti aziwakumbutsa anthu nthawi zonse mmadela mwawo kuti nthawi yoyenela kuthana ndikusitha zikhulupiliro zowopsa
English: “I personally meet resistant parents, especially fellow women, to discuss the benefits of eating diverse diets from six food groups.”
Chichewa: Ndimakumana ndi makolo ovuta ndekha, makamaka amayi anzanga, kuti tikambilane kufunika kodya zakudya zosiyanasiyana za magulu asanu ndi limodzi.
English: TA Mpunga also attends masanje, the community-based cooking demonstrations where she, among others, first got to taste fritters from ground soya beans as well as pigeon peas boiled together with meat and vegetables
Chichewa: Mfumu yayikulu mpunga imakhala nawo pa masanje, masanje akudera achiwonetsero chophika kumene iwo, ndi ena analawa koyamba zitumbuwa za soya wosinja komanso nandolo obwatitsidwalimodzi ndi nyama ndi masamba
English: “I still attend the cooking demonstrations because I learn a lot, especially the different recipes from locally available foodstuffs that we once took for granted
Chichewa: Ndimakhala nawobe pachiwonetselo chophikachi chifukwa ndimaphunzira zambiri, makamaka maphikidwe ogwilitsa ntchito zakudya zomwe zilipo zimene sitimazilabadila
English: When I go home, I put the lessons to good use so that my four-year-old grandson can grow well,” she says
Chichewa: Ndikapita kunyumba, ndigwilitsa ntchito zomwe ndaphunzira kuti chidzukulu changa chachimuna cha zaka zinayo chikule bwino,” akutero
English: “Additionally, food insecurity remains a challenge due to recurrent climatic shocks, health pandemics and poor water and sanitation.”
Chichewa: Kuwonjerapo, kusowa kwa chakudya ndi vutobe chifukwa kugwedezeka kobwelezabweleza kwa nyengo, mlili paumoyo wabwino komanso kusowekela madzi abwino ndi ukhondo
English: He has since called for the right investments and scaling up of other social services to positively impact on improving children’s lives
Chichewa: Kuyambila pamenpo wapepha kuika chuma pa zinthu zofunika komanso kupititsa patsogolo ntchito zothandizira anthu kuti zikhudwe bwino kusitha miyoyo ya ana
English: “In Cyclone Freddy affected districts, communities have lost crops and livestock and might face challenges meeting their basic needs for food and health. Unicef anticipates this might further deteriorate the already fragile nutrition status of under-five children with increased severe acute malnutrition,” said Ndiaye
Chichewa: “
 Mumaboma amene akhudzidwa ndi phepo yanamodwe ya freddy, anthu ataya mbewu ndi ziweto ndipo akhoza kukumana nd mavuto kupeza zofunikira za tsiku ndi tsiku za chakudya komanso umoyo. Bungwe la unicef likuyembekezera kuti izi zikhoza kuwonjezera kutsika kwa manyedwe abwino ovuta kale a ana ochepela zaka zisanu ndi kuchuluka kwa kunyetchela kwambiri,” anatero ndiaye
English: In a separate interview, Department of Nutrition, HIV and Aids director admitted that this year has been worse in terms of child malnourishment following the challenges as a result cholera, Cyclone Freddy and fertiliser supplies resulting from the Ukraine War
Chichewa: Pakuyakhulana kwina, oyendetsa dipatimenti ya madyedwe abwino, kachilombo koyambitsa matenda a edzi komanso matenda a edzi anavomeleza kuti chaka chino chakhala chovuta makamaka kunyetchela kwa na chifukwa cha zovuta chifukwa cha kolera, phepo ya namondwe komanso kapezekedwe ka feteleza kutsatira nkhondo ya ku ukraine
English: “All this has affected production and food supplies which already puts people at risk,” he said
Chichewa: Zonsezi zasokoneza kapangidwe komanso kupezeka kwa chakudya zimene zaika kale anthu pachiopsezo,”anatero
English: According to Unicef, under-nutrition can have adverse effects on children such as susceptibility to infection, with high risk of deaths due to common childhood illnesses
Chichewa: Malinga ndi bungwe la unicef, kusowa kwa zakudya mnthupi kukhoza kukhala ndi zotsatira zowopsa kwa mwana monga kutengeka ndi matenda, ndi chiopsezo chachikulu cha imfa chifukwa cha matenda odziwika akuumwana
English: Pilirani Kachimanga, 39, grew up hearing that eggs are hazardous for pregnant women and lactating mothers
Chichewa: Pilirani kachimanga wa zaka makumi atatu asanu ndi anayi anakula akumva kuti mazira ndi owopsa kwa mayi wamimba komanso amayi oyamwitsa