Health
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Keeping girls in school, reducing martenal woes
Alinafe Tembo of Chanthomba area in Mzimba feels lucky for being exposed to sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) messages…
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‘We couldn’t afford Covid jabs’
Covax deliveries have ramped up in Malawi, giving local health workers and officials hope against the pandemic, writes freelance journalist…
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Cooking groups for healthy babies
Upon arrival in Bestala Village in Chikwawa District, visitors spot a big tree where locals meet to escape the Shire…
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Solar power for safe births
When Esther Chilongo arrived at Mseche Health Centre in Dowa nine years ago, she was shocked that the hospital had…
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From frying pan into fire as health inequalities worsen
On February 20 2017, 30-year-old Chrissy Phiri delivered her sixth born daughter in a bush at midnight on her way…
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Breaking monotony in HIV messages
For years, Malawians have been bombarded by HIV and Aids messages to the extent that it is never easy for…
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Protecting young dreamers
Access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services remains a challenge for most young women in Malawi, with one in…
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Drug shortage worsens
Falesi Kalichero, from Katawa Township in Mzuzu, frequently runs short of blood due to sickle cell anaemia. The girl regularly…
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New resolve to end polio
Adaki Kimamu was just two when he survived polio, which left her left leg paralysed. Stitching rosaries for sale in…
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Landlocked States face Covid inequality
The United Nations has urged strengthening of international transit systems to build resilience to future pandemics in landlocked developing countries.…
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