Coronavirus: UN Malawi COVID-19 Situation Update
Rural communities in10 districts were supported with COVID-19 agricultural advice
LILONGWE, Malawi, August 8, 2020/APO Group/ --
<strong>MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS</strong>





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	43 laboratories are now operational across the country

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	3500 test kits, 10000 master mix and 3000 controls were received but GeneXpert cartilages are urgently required

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	6 districts were supported to rehabilitate community victim support unit structures

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	559,018 learners received food and cash for school meal take-home rations

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	Rural communities in10 districts were supported with COVID-19 agricultural advice

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	Urgent funding is required to prepare for the rain-fed agriculture season in the COVID-19 context

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<strong>COMPREHENSIVE COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE</strong>


<em>COORDINATION</em>


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	The Emergency Appeal has attracted funding to cover 70% of needs, but more funds are required for the remaining 30%.

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	A calendar of meetings, group mailing lists, a repository to store and share information and a 5W interactive dashboard on the COVID-19 response and a financial tracking tool for the emergency appeal are available as resource tools

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	Information relating to COVID-19 resource mobilization, allocation, programmatic implementation (RM and 5Ws) was collected from different Clusters and updated.

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Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UN Country Team in Malawi (UNCT).