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Halima Daud

Halima Alima Daud
NationalityMalawian
Occupationpolitician
Known fordeputy health minister
Political partyMalawi Congress Party

Halima Alima Daud is a Malawian politician and deputy health minister.

Life

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Daud was born in southern Malawi in Nsanje.[1]

She is based in Dowa[1] and she was first elected to parliament in 2009[2] when 21% of the MPs were women.[3] She lost her Dowa South East seat in 2014.[4]

She stood for re-election in the 2019 Malawian general election for her former parliamentary seat with the support of the Malawi Congress Party.[5] Five MPs in Dowa failed to be re-elected but Daud and fellow former deputy minister Abel Kayembe both won back their seats.[4]

In July 2020 President Lazarus Chakwera appointed Khumbize Chiponda as minister of health.[6][7] Khumbize Chiponda's appointment prompted some accusations of favouritism and nepotism.[8] Daud was one of eight appointed deputy ministers. Chrissie Kanyasho was the deputy at the Ministry of Health and Daud was assigned to the Ministry of Local Government.[6]

In 2022 Daud was the deputy health minister. In May she went to Rwanda for a week to see their work.[9] In January 2024 she was looking at the effects of giving micro grants as used in Rwanda.[10] At the end of 2024 she spent a week assisting experts who were assessing the overall capabilities of Malawi's health system. This was the second "Joint External Examination" and medical leads were being encouraged to assist. Malawi had faced circumstances that had challenged the medical facilities[11] including cyclone Freddy which had killed hundreds and outbreaks of Cholera had caused half a million vaccinations[12] and this was on top of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was intended to identify areas where further work was required.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Halima Daud". data.connectedafrica.net. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  2. ^ "Hon. Halima Daud – PWC Malawi". Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  3. ^ "PWC Home – PWC Malawi". Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  4. ^ a b "Halima Daud, Kayembe return to Parliament as 5 ex-MPs in Dowa purged - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  5. ^ Chauwa, Alfred (2015-07-27). "Malawi: MCP Boost! Chakwera Welcomes Back Gwengwe, Kayembe, Zulu, Kalazi Mbewe". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  6. ^ a b Joseph Kayira, Mixed feelings on Malawi’s new cabinet, Gender Links For Equality and Justice, 9 July 2020. Accessed 27 December 2024.
  7. ^ Steve Nhlane, Chakwera picked team with passion for Tonse ideology, ready to deliver Tonse's vision, Nyasa Times, 12 July 2020. Accessed 27 December 2024.
  8. ^ Golden Matonga (10 July 2020). "Malawi's new president defends controversial cabinet". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  9. ^ "MALAWIAN DEPUTY MINISTER HALIMA EXPRESSES SATISFACTION OVER SPARK MICROGRANTS' CONTRIBUTION TO EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES IN RWANDA". May 2022.
  10. ^ NyasaAuthor1 (2024-01-26). "Minister Halima Daud satisfied with mother care group's initiatives in Mzimba North - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ a b "Malawi commences second joint external evaluation to strengthen public health capacities". Malawi Freedom Network. 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  12. ^ "Cholera Kills 8 in Cyclone-Hit Mozambique, Sickens Hundreds". 2023-03-18. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-27.