By Staff Reporter
Machinga district continues to be a hotspot of leprosy as it has so far registered 35 cases of the disease after the first case was recorded in January, a development health authorities are attributing to negligence in seeking medical assistance amongst the district’s population.
Machinga District Hospital Spokesperson, Wongani Nyirenda, told 247 Malawi news on Tuesday October 4, 2022 that the most worrying part is that the affected people are in their productive ages from seven to thirty.
“We have a major challenge as the communities here are not willing to go for medical attention when they are sick resulting in more people being affected by diseases that could have been treated at early stage,” said Nyirenda.
Meanwhile, authorities say they have embarked on community sensitization campaigns to change people’s mindset on medical assistance of the disease.
Leprosy is a contagious disease that attacks the nerves but one can get it through skin contact and recently the ailment has resurfaced in some parts of the country.
