Health
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Impact: Taking charge over HIV
Ululations, drums, singing and then dancing. One would think this gathering of men and women at Jali in Zomba, is…
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Back to school with hopes to teach
Esther Banda, 21, from Matatiyo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Lukwa in Kasungu, dropped out of school three years ago to…
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Winning HIV, Aids battle with positive living
Sereniya Mikana, 38, of Pangiriyasi Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Lundu in Chikwawa did not believe one could live a productive…
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Fighting malnutrition the village way
Margaret Piyo, 26, of Kamwendo Village in Mulanje, recalls the day a care giver visited her at home. Upon seeing…
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500 Miles impacting communities with artificial limbs
But I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more… goes the popular Scottish song done by The Proclaimers…
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Drug adherence for successful TB treatment
On a hot morning, wearing a white T-shirt labelled ‘Stop TB’, Eveless Makuya tells her story of living with tuberculosis…
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High nurse to patient ratio still a challenge
When Chisomo Banda, 21, of Traditional Authority (T/A) Machinjiri in Blantyre applied for a nursing course at Trinity College of…
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Scourge of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) among couples continues to a great, silent scourge facing women in Malawi. But when IPV fuses…
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Missing MDGs target on maternal health
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire in 2015 and Malawi will not achieve the goal to reduce maternal deaths. ALBERT…
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Hospitals lead by example in sanitation
When 35-year-old Finale Chinyama went to St. Gabriel Hospital with her sick child last year, her worry was that her…
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Nipping council conflicts in the bud
The last mayor of Blantyre City, John Chikakwiya, is said to have stood his ground in stopping former president the…
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Myths affecting blood donation
June 6 is World Blood Donor Day. Malawi commemorated this day in Zomba amid revelations that many people shun donating…
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Saving rural women from bush deliveries
On a chilly Sunday morning in March this year, Mary Kumwenda 40, from Kazizwa Village, T/A Mpherembe, Mzimba embarked on…
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‘Information gap affects blood donation’
Blood is life, but the sight of this fluid sends shivers down most people’s spines. As such, donating blood becomes…
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Fighting for prisoners rights
Africa’s fallen hero Nelson Mandela, once said: “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.”…
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When a referral hospital operates without an operating theatre
From a distance, Chintheche Rural Hospital, looks like any other hospital. Painted in white, no one can miss the cleanliness and orderliness…
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Reformed TBAs key to maternal health
Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAS) have moved from banned killers to a lifeline for women and children far from quality health…
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United in tackling Malawi’s nutrition needs
Food, one of the basic needs of humankind, seems to be a scarce commodity in many households in Africa. The…
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Towards girls’ inclusion in sciences
Last month, science and mathematics teachers had a refresher course at Mzimba Secondary School to bolster their skills. Although government…
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Death of a forgotten mother
Some contrasts are stunning. Such was the outpouring of midwives at Mzenga Health Centre, a far-flung facility where four health…
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