Health
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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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Breastfeeding at work
At 7:15 am, Rizwana Makda gently kisses her four-month-old daughter goodbye before taking a motorbike to work as a teacher…
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Youths rise against suicide
When a 10-year-old boy hang himself to a kitchen roof in Karonga District last year, dumbstruck villagers asked: What drove…
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Students battle healthcare gaps
In a laboratory at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (Mubas), ideas are translated into project sketches on…
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Health talks popularise exclusive breastfeeding
It is the World Breastfeeding Week. Freelance journalist JOSEPHINE CHINELE highlights how the impact of routine health talks illustrate how…
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