Editorial

Cyclone Freddy in Malawi: Reflections from a primary care perspective

Prosper Lutala, Martha Makwero
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | Vol 15, No 1 | a4142 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.4142 | © 2023 Prosper Lutala, Martha Makwero | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 02 May 2023 | Published: 21 June 2023

About the author(s)

Prosper Lutala, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
Martha Makwero, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

Abstract

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Keywords

Freddy, Malawi cyclone, climate changes, complex emergency, Primary care emergencies, floods, storms, very high continuous winds

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