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MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS

• A rapid assessment showed that 13,000 cases of child marriage and 40,000 cases of teen pregnancies have been registered since the onset of COVID-19

• 6,521persons screened at points of entry this week

• 100m3 of PPEs distributed to MoH by the Logistics cluster

• 132 toilets installed at emergency treatment units, border posts and health centres

• 10 plastic water tanks were distributed to schools in two districts to ensure safe water for drinking and hand washing

• 105 programme officers trained on Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

• The Minimum Expenditure Basket round 10 shows maize grain prices continue to trend below 2019 levels but above the five-year average

• 55% of learners indicate that they will return to school once it reopens

• 280,000 people were reached through the back to school campaign

• $300,000 has been approved by FAO to support safeguarding the fish food source curing COVID-19, amidst the outbreak of the Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome