Health
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Putting HIV, TB under one roof
James Makiyoni from Thyolo claims to have suffered ill health from the moment he was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). Despite…
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Chisi: Island of maternal woes
Chisi Island on Lake Chilwa is home to over 5 000 Malawians who have to board canoes to access social…
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Saving to survive
James Wilson, 39, lives in Kampanje Village,Traditional Authority Mphonde in Nkhotakota. The father of five, like many others in the…
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An hour with a confessed lesbian
Grace had her fears. She wanted to tell her suppressed story for all who doubt the existence of homosexuals in…
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Demystifying vasectomy, male involvement in family planning
Vasectomy, the only long-term male contraceptive method available in Malawi, is shunned by most males in the country. According to…
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Rising above hopelessness to avert baby deaths
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) ranked Malawi as leading the world in the highest rate of premature births at…
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Leasing life in adolescents living positively
The first part of Judith Msukwa’s story—a local girl from Chilambilo Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chikulamayembe, Rumphi District—is nothing unusual…
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Containing malaria through Sadc
It is a number one killer disease that defies national boundaries. Our news analyst EPHRAIM NYONDO writes on how Sadc…
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Saving newborns from early deaths
Malawi, like many Third World countries, has high infant death rates. Save the Children International reports that globally, over one…
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Whither cancer centre?
Cancer, says oncologist Leo Masamba, is a curable disease. It is possible to doubt Masamba—he is just an expert who…
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Teresa: living on borrowed time
For five-year-old Teresa Njateni, poverty is not just the lack of material things, which she experiences having been born in…
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Where is the toilet?
Jeremiah Kaonga of Thawiro Village, Traditional Authority Mwiran’gombe in Karonga sets out for the bush with his little axe on…
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Elderly men shunning circumcision
Medical officers at Thyolo District Hospital have complained that some men are shunning voluntary medical circumcision because they do not…
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Positive life after being abandoned while pregnant
After being diagnosed with HIV, Catherine Soko was assured by her husband that he would never leave her. However, her…
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‘How I took ARVs while in boarding school’
World Aids Day falls on Sunday December 1. As the world continues to reflect on the theme ‘Getting to zero…
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Drug shortages frustrate diabetes fight
What is Malawi doing to lessen the pains of seeking drugs that are not available for diabetics? As Malawi commemorates…
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Keeping hope alive in HIV positive children
In June 2011, a seven-month-old baby girl (name withheld) was fighting for her life in a children’s ward at Kamuzu…
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Aren’t we all mad?
Most Malawians shun mental patients as victims of witchcraft, alcoholism and drug abuse, but this is a symptom of a…
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Diagnosing children through phone
Recently, government passed the National ICT Policy as a tool for development. Mai Mwana’s novel use of phone in Mchinji…
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New ARVs no wonder drug
When Malawi switched to new antiretroviral drugs ARVs) in July, the mood was that of excitement. For people living with…
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