Malawi prostitutes gang up to fight Aids, stigma
Although they have permanent landmark in the country’s hotspots, the country has not come to terms with the fact that […]
Health & Well-being
Repeal abortion laws, urges AU
The African Union Executive Council report has urged member countries such as Malawi to critically consider changing their abortion laws […]
Excessive boozing increasing incommunicable diseases
Health experts have warned that excessive alcohol drinking is one of the major risk factors for non communicable diseases which […]
Malawi to increase legal age of marriage to 21
Malawi plans to increase its legal marriage age from 15 years to as high as 21 in an effort to […]
Kamuzu Central Hospital turmoil worsens after staff arrests
The wrangle between workers and management at Kamuzu Central Hospital has taken a new twist with staff now demanding the […]
Carlsberg Malawi Ltd donates medical equipment worth MK97 million to QECH
Over 100 thousand admissions are said to be registered at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital, a referral hospital for the southern […]
MHRC report on Mponela bed scam faults PP
The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has confirmed that the People’s Party (PP) candidate Raymond Nkhata used the beds that […]
Laptop usage reduces fertility in men, study reveals
Could using your laptop be shrinking your chances of having kids? New research seems to think so. The WiFi signals […]
Economic crisis halts abortion law review
Lack of financial resources is affecting the Malawi law commission’s (MLC) work in reviewing abortion laws in the country, officials […]
Unsafe abortion blamed for rising maternal deaths
A gynecologist at Kamuzu Central Hospital in the capital Lilongwe has said unsafe abortion remains a major challenge contributing to […]
6-year-old school girl infected with Gonorrhoea
Police are warning parents to critically vet the character of house maids and houseboys to avoid engaging criminals who might […]
Who is to blame for Malawi’s water woes?
Malawian women, like their counterparts in many African countries are facing the effects of water scarcity. Climate change is often […]
11 villages share a borehole in Ntchisi
“I can even say that about 500 people share a borehole here,” said Group Village Headman Kanyenda of Kanyenda Village […]
HIV infection and fertility preferences in rural Malawi
Although HIV-prevalence and fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa are among the highest in the world, little is known about how […]
Malawi Needs Donor Support To Maintain HIV/AIDS Treatment Program
In the last of a series of posts on the U.K. Department for International Development’s (DfID) blog examining the department’s […]
NGOs petition speaker over HIV/Aids issues
Non Governmental Organisations last Monday jointly petitioned Speaker of Malawi National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu Banda, calling Parliament to speed up […]
Poisons Board recalls substandard drugs
Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Board (PMPB) is recalling drugs, from dealers, on suspicion of being sub standard. Board Acting Registrar, […]
Y-Malawi Church partner declares war on malaria
Last year, when members of the Presbyterian Church of New Providence were struck with the reality of scary statistics occurring […]