Health
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From barefoot learner to nursing in America
Growing up in Thondwe, Zomba District, Chipiliro Chisao walked to school barefoot, fetched water from streams and wells, and lived…
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Mothers battle child nutrition
Today is Mother’s Day in Malawi and empowered mothers and frontline workers are transforming children’s nutrition—averting not only the stigma…
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The weight men carry
Behind a man’s social standing as a provider, protector and problem-solver, many struggle with pressures society has taught them to…
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Cancer patients get a boost
For years, cancer patients in Malawi have faced a race against the clock to get the treatment they need before…
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Hospital scales downplay deadly belly fat in diabetic patients
Nearly a quarter of adults attending diabetes clinics in Malawi’s top three hospitals carry dangerous abdominal fat levels that weighing…
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Maliros launch kidney centre
Many old-timers know him as the boy who graced top venues alongside the legendary Du Chisiza Jr and Wakhumbata Ensemble…
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Eye care camp renews cataract patients’ hope
For Charles Gelevazio of Area 23 in Lilongwe, healing eyesight means another chance to rebuild his life. The 61-year-old, who…
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Zomba gets dialysis machines
St Luke’s Anglican Hospital at Malosa in Zomba is on course to become the first health facility in the Eastern…
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Treating malnutrition closer to home
Village clinics bring life saving malnutrition treatment within walking distance for families in rural Dedza, freelance journalist DUMASE ZGAMBO-MAPEMBA reports:…
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AI expands public health frontier
Environmental health professionals gather this August for an annual conference to reflect on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can improve public…
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