Health
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Prison reform transforming life
He was sent to prison to be reformed, little did he know that he will be transforming the lives of…
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Killing HIV and Aids?
In Malawi, just three percent of people with HIV get the treatment they need. But drugs are free, access to…
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The stolen dream
She was born, 37 years ago, with a heart full of gold in the remotes of Mpenda I Village, T/A…
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Saving lives with the Blantyre Coma Scale
Agness Hale, mother to three-year-old Mable, first noticed the unusual quietness in her daughter on the morning of 29 April…
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‘Human dignity can avert HIV infections’
Austin Gama was in his late 20s when he declared his HIV status to his community in Ntcheu. He has…
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Long way to eradicating HIV, stigma at workplace
Blantyre-based HIV and Aids civic educator Linnah Matanya is filled with sorrow. She fears for people living with the virus…
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Unmet need increasing population in Malawi
Maria Phiri, 36, of Kawale in Lilongwe had been using Depo Provera, an injectable family planning method, for over a…
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Giving attention to mental health
It is common to see mentally ill people in Malawi’s cities, some of whom patronise churches on Sunday. In some…
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Challenges of the diabetic in Malawi
Grieves Mang’anda is a youthful medical doctor, yet it took him long to realise he had diabetes, a non-communicable disease…
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Communities to curb siltation on power generation
Two things are common in Malawi, especially at night: blackouts and the sound of generators in various workplaces. Power interruptions…
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Is Malawi winning the malaria fight?
It all began with the reception she received. Usually, whenever she returned from her business errands, Aaron, her six year-old…
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Saving girls from early marriages
Loveness Manda, 16, from Luji Phiri Village in Traditional Authority Chindi in Mzimba was in Standard Eight at Chanyama Primary…
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MBCA intensifies improved HIV, Aids project delivery
Health experts say HIV and Aids is different from other diseases because it strikes the most productive age groups and…
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Saving the environment with waste paper
When the clock strikes six, Joyce Levison has two things on her mind: the long, tiresome and dangerous journey to…
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Door-to-door HIV and Aids campaign changes lives
Born 62 years ago, Enock Watisoni of Juma1 Village, T/A Bvumbwe in Thyolo swore he would never go for HIV…
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Whither National Cancer Centre?
Tomorrow, Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Cancer Day. But where does the country stand in…
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A tale of child cancer
Cancer remains a silent killer of thousands in the country. Children have not been spared. As the country gears to…
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Kulowa kufa community in dialogue
Not long ago, Emma Tembo of Nsanje confessed in our sister paper Nation on Sunday that she acquired HIV after…
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Short women at risk of birth complications
As she writhed about on the maternity bed at Bwaila Hospital in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Thokozani Phiri knew only one…
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Central hospitals heading for disaster with drug shortage
Drug shortage and lack of district hospitals in the country’s cities has overstretched the health system, paralysing delivery of proper…
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