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Sanitation for health
Did you know that over half of outpatients in the country’s hospitals seek treatment for diseases caused by poor sanitation?…
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Solar power jolts Sitolo
Every day is a busy day in Sitolo Village in Mchinji. When one is approaching the border area in Traditional…
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Mzuzu’s wonder bicycle
Last year, Patrick Noah, 40, cycled over 1 000 kilometres from Mzuzu City to Ngabu in Chikwawa District on probably…
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Fees forcing Mchinji students out of school
Myness Kayange, 35, works as a part time herder at Likasi Livestock Farm. It is a male-dominated field and she…
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Is universal subsidy possible in Malawi?
Over the past 15 years, the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp), a programme that was designed to ease access to…
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Electronic village registers on trial
Harold Keliyasi is neither famous nor powerful, but he counts. On February 13, the baby, just a month-old, joined nearly…
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Disease tests made quicker
It is 3.30pm when we arrive at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe and the end of Chawanangwa Khuwi’s day at…
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Media’s role on health crucial
The media has been challenged to give health governance issues prominence over political news if health service delivery is to…
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Theatre bares sanitation gaps
It is sunny in Mpemba on the south western margins of Blantyre City. Some 10 young people are dancing in…
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Malawi behind in Universal Health Coverage
Malawi is still lagging behind in meeting some indicators for attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. While the country…
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Making land laws work
Oliva Lale’s face said it all. The mother of four smiled broadly as she became one of the first Malawians…
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Saving girls from marriages
Child marriages in Malawi are rampant. According to the 2015 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey, about of 48 in every…
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Making mental health work
Just last month, Maida Godfrey completed a six-week mental health treatment at St John of God Hospital in Lilongwe. Not…
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Unlocking profitable soya beans
, a 60-year-old soya farmer from Mchinji, is cheerful by nature-but he has never been this happier. Malawi will soon…
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Survivor’s war on cervical cancer
Falesi Wajomba, sounded heartbroken when asked about her long walks to ensure no woman dies of the common condition. At…
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Bridging food security gap
Bridging food security gap In this final part of the series HIV and food security our reporter BOBBY KABANGO looks…
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Energy gaps fuel unhealthy climate
Every Wednesday, Ethel Balani and her fellow volunteers in Chilembwe Village, Thyolo, walk door-to-door to encourage people with persistent coughs…
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Hope for Chitipa healthcare service
Just when most of the country is affetced by dwindling standards of health service delivery, Chitipa District Health Office (DHO)…
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Teacher redefines girl empowerment
Mercy Adam was in Standard Eight when Adventist Development and Relief Agency (Adra) Malawi project When Mother is a Child…
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When a life costs K800 000
Sitting on the veranda of a grass-thatched hut, in a remote village in Dedza District near the border with Mozambique,…
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