Health
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Malawi’s paralysing health crisis
She woke up weak and dizzy. While in the bathroom, Chrissie’s arms grew numb. She collapsed. That was in 2016.…
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Risky childbirths of Ruarwe
Last December, Pamela Mphasi, 21, gave birth at home and named the baby Favour because she was born “luckily if…
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Stressed by open defaecation
At 14, Mercy knows what the remote lakeside population appears not to worry about. “Even adults defaecate in the open,”…
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Gains in mother to child HIV transmission
In 1999, Malawi was at a peak in the mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. This coincided with the…
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Elderly men shunning circumcision
Medical officers at Thyolo District Hospital have complained that some men are shunning voluntary medical circumcision because they do not…
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Positive life after being abandoned while pregnant
After being diagnosed with HIV, Catherine Soko was assured by her husband that he would never leave her. However, her…
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‘How I took ARVs while in boarding school’
World Aids Day falls on Sunday December 1. As the world continues to reflect on the theme ‘Getting to zero…
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Drug shortages frustrate diabetes fight
What is Malawi doing to lessen the pains of seeking drugs that are not available for diabetics? As Malawi commemorates…
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Keeping hope alive in HIV positive children
In June 2011, a seven-month-old baby girl (name withheld) was fighting for her life in a children’s ward at Kamuzu…
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Aren’t we all mad?
Most Malawians shun mental patients as victims of witchcraft, alcoholism and drug abuse, but this is a symptom of a…
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