Health
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Registration curbs baby theft
Cases of baby theft offer another need for government to invest more in registering every child at birth. There are…
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Behind a delicacy so delicious
At Makhetha Township in Blantyre, there is a meaty business that presents a forest of risky eating habits that cause…
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Healing without doctors?
Her life, she thought, was over. Ravaged by cancer that left her immobile because of swollen legs, Falisi Kichimani endured…
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High blood pressure, a silent killer
Perhaps if Francis Gondwe had sought professional medical treatment he would have saved thousands of kwacha lost to traditional healers.…
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The missing part in HIV cure herbs
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is still no cure for HIV. But in many African countries, including Malawi,…
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Turning the safe motherhood page
News of Senior Chief Kwataine of Ntcheu as Malawi’s model traditional leader in safe motherhood initiatives has spread far and…
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Towards stigma-free workplaces in Malawi
As the world moves to get rid of stigma, it is worrisome that some Malawians living with HIV are not…
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Helping women plan their childbearing
When the monthly contraceptive injection that Linilly Juma, a mother of four, got from a public health centre in her…
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When security is a health issue
The security lapses in border districts which culminated into the murder of two Nsanje residents last month, has raised more…
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Sacrificing comfort to save lives
It is not unusual to find a health centre with no skilled medical and nursing staff in Malawi’s Shire Valley.…
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Demystifying cancer
Today is World Cancer Day, dedicated to dispelling damaging myths about the disease. However, the country will never run short…
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Offering hope to malnourished children
Floods have this year mercilessly hit Mangochi again, thereby threatening thousands of lives with hunger, which in children may lead…
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Dumping babies with no mercy
Malawians have been greeted by news which should surprise and disturb the nation. Between 2000 and 2012, Nation Publications Limited…
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Babies in wrong hands
To most people, babies are blessings. Their births are not only the happiest moments in Malawian society but also gifts…
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Madisi Hospital’s lost glory
When philanthropist Napoleon Dzombe donated drugs worth over K2 million to Madisi Mission Hospital, people in surrounding areas were very…
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Why Neno won’t grow
Esther Njobvu, 20, does not forget November 2009. The mother of two was only 12 when she came to the…
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The dilemma of banning TBAs
For Minesi Nachione, 80, from Gamba Village in Traditional Authority Nthalire in Chitipa, being a traditional birth attendant (TBA) is…
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Question of male circumcision
Costa Selemani pronounces his first name as ‘Josa’. To a Malawian, his accent is hard to decipher. But he boasts…
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Lilongwe man touts Mvunguti herbal cure for diabetes
JB ignored set process on sc After a long bout of suffering from diabetes, Yotamu Mziya Phiri, a Chilinde Township…
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Curbing the rising Intimate Partner Violence
A study by Coalition of Women Living with HIV/Aids [Cowlha] has revealed that intimate partner violence (IPV) is failing to…
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