Mobilisation to promote vaccine uptake

Community-led mobilisation promotes vaccine uptake in hard-to-reach village

MANJONDO—We are disadvantaged By Wanangwa Tembo: In the north eastern tip of Kasungu District near the border with Mzimba sits a community called Manjondo Village. By all criteria, this community on the eastern verge of Traditional Authority Simlemba is a true definition of a hard-to-reach area. It has poor road connectivity due a hilly terrain. There is no cellphone signal there. It mostly relies on motorcycles to navigate the difficult landsca…

Mobilisation to promote vaccine uptake

At the north eastern tip of Kasungu District, near the border with Mzimba, sits Manjondo Village, telephonically disconnected from the rest of the district. By all criteria, this community on the eastern edge of Traditional Authority Simlemba is a true definition of a hard-to-reach area as it has poor road connectivity due to its hilly terrain. With no cellphone signal, Manjondo Village is actually incommunicado, mostly relying on motorcycles to…