Malawi sex rituals putting girls at risk for HIV
In Malawi, almost a third of new HIV cases occur in women under the age of 30, in part because […]
Health & Well-being
USAID to spend $10.4 million to empower girls in Malawi to use birth control
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) plans to spend up to $10.4 million in taxpayer dollars to “empower” […]
Marijuana may combat cancer spread, study shows
Cannabis could be used to prevent cancer spreading, according to groundbreaking research conducted by British scientists. Research carried out by a […]
SALIMA HOSPITAL COLD ROOMS OUT OF FUNCTION FOR THREE MONTHS
Three compartments of the cold room at Salima District hospital mortuary have not been operating for the past three months, […]
ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION DONATES PHARMACERTICAL SUPPLIES TO MoH
Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr. Jean Kalilani has described the Pharmaceutical Supplies donation worth K10 million (US$25,000) by Islamic relief […]
THE GENDER MINISTRY OF MALAWI HAS COMPLEMENTED YONECO FOR PROMOTING CHILD PROTECTION AND WELFARE IN THE COUNTRY
The Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Mary Shawa has applauded Youth Net […]
Unsafe sex irking HIV/Aids fighters
The Principal Secretary in the Department of Nutrition and HIV/Aids in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Edith Mkawa […]
Kenya seeks Malawi aid for anti-TB drugs
The government has approached Malawi for help to boost first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs stock, Face of Malawi can now reveal. This development […]
Malawi’s Islamic leaders plan to stop spread of HIV: Ban Condoms
In a desperate attempt to curb expansion of HIV and AIDS in the Malawian society, Muslim traditional leaders have demanded […]
MINISTER OF HEALTH SIGNS BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH CHINA
Ministry of Heath last week signed a bilateral agreement with the Chinese Ministry of National Health and Family Planning in […]
Male circumcision helping Malawi to prevent HIV
Over the past decade, HIV prevalence among adults in Malawi dropped from 16.2% in 1999 to 10.6% in 2010*. Although […]
High HIV rates in Malawi’s mining sector
Malawi Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) implementing projects in the mining and extraction sector have been asked not to overlook the […]
Early childhood development: the role of community based childcare centres in Malawi
Somatic changes including growth and development of the brain of a human being occur very early in life. Programmes that […]
Good Neighbours International pledges to promote hygiene
Good Neighbours International (GNI), an international non-governmental organisation, which is implementing some projects in Kasungu, Malawi, has reiterated its efforts […]
Staring at computer screens all day ‘changes your eyes’, scientists say
People who spend their working hours staring at a computer screen have changes in their tear fluid typical of those […]
Malawi president announces plan to boost overall care
President of Malawi, Peter Mutharika, today confirmed that his government will implement for the first time in this country a […]
FISH IS GOOD FOR YOU
With the increasing interest in healthy eating, fish has come back into favor and with so many varieties available it […]
Malawi midwives on learning trip to Scotland
A team of midwives from Malawi have taken part in a project aimed at reducing the number of mothers who […]