There had been a campaign to get 50% but this was unsuccessful[5] She stood for re-election in the 2019 Malawian general election for her former parliamentary seat with the support of the Malawi Congress Party.
[6] 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.
[11] At the end of 2024 she spent a week assisting experts who were assessing the overall capabilities of Malawi's health system.
Malawi had faced circumstances that had challenged the medical facilities[12] including cyclone Freddy which had killed hundreds and outbreaks of Cholera had caused half a million vaccinations[13] and this was on top of the COVID-19 pandemic.