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Cows ‘say’ cheese to orphans
Cherly was five years old when she entered Tikondane Children’s Village in Bvumbwe, Thyolo District, in 2014. Martin Mawindo, who…
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Scales miss diabetics’ belly fat
Healthcare workers in Malawi’s top hospitals often require you to step on a weighing scale as well as have your…
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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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Friday chat sessions give dropouts another chance
When Doreen Nkolokosa lost her father in 2024, grief was soon followed by a draining struggle to remain in school.…
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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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Children get lifesaving shots
A seven-year-old sits next to her mother at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital’s walk-in vaccination centre, seemingly unaware of what awaits…
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Car grave sites on roadsides
The major urban roads of Lilongwe, Blantyre, and Mzuzu are facing an accelerating environmental crisis and spatial chaos. Unregulated car…
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Invest in peace for all
Today marks the International Day of Peace at a time of profound global uncertainty. United Nations Resident Coordinator REBECCA ADDA-DONTOH…
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Youth move to make agriculture more than just farming
If you ask two Lilongwe farmers, Mercy Chilembwe and Alifosina Banda, they will tell you one thing: fake fertiliser and…
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Sewing secondhand clothes, piercing economic wounds
Justin Jonas, 47, sits under a makeshift shed in Limbe, his right foot pressing the pedal of his sewing machine…
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