Engineers enter fight against AIDS in Africa
Getting AIDS test results from labs to remote villages once took weeks in Mozambique, with the information sent by courier […]
Health & Well-being
Malawi govt spent millions hiring private doctors
The Malawi government has been spending millions of kwacha paying private Obstetrics and Gynecologists to serve at the Ethel Mutharika […]
Africa needs human resources strategy
African countries must adopt a strategy for developing human resources with the skills to manage and deliver health research, argue […]
Cholera kills 11 in Malawi’s main city
A cholera outbreak in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre, has killed 11 people in the last few months as an acute […]
Malawi launches national health research agenda
Malawi has launched a national health research agenda to guide its health research activities, policy-making and healthcare service delivery. The […]
Govt, Mota Engil sign Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) on drug provision
The government and Mota Engil on Monday signed a that will see the construction company provide drugs to the country’s […]
Sub-Saharan Africans Join Forces for TB Vaccine Research
Researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa are playing a key role in the development of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, following South […]
Norway students aid Lilongwe pupils
Students from a Norwegian University have made available free bed nets to four public primary schools in Lilongwe as their […]
Abortion rate decline stalls, unsafe abortions rise
A long-term decline in the rates of abortion worldwide has stalled and the proportion of terminations that are unsafe and […]
15,000 Men Circumcised
At least 15, 000 Malawian men have been circumcised since the launch of a special campaign in nine pilot districts […]
Malawi to Review Abortion Law
Malawi’s Ministry of Justice says it is waiting for a green light from the Ministry of Health to start reviewing […]
Burden of cancer in Malawi; common types, incidence and trends: National population-based cancer registry
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with a majority of cases and deaths occurring in developing […]
USAID and Japan International Cooperation Agency Cooperate on Supporting Water Development in Africa
On March 12, the U.S. Agency for International Development and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a partnership to promote […]
Dutch organisation in an HIV SMS combat in Malawi
As the war against HIV and AIDS rages in the sub Saharan Africa, the Dutch organization Humana People to People […]
UK doors closing for African nurses
Frazer Potani, AfricaNews reporter in Lilongwe, Malawi Malawian and African nurses planning to emigrate to the United Kingdom (UK) to […]
Research in Malawi finds girls who receive regular payments are able to resist attentions of older men and avoid infection
Regular small cash payments to girls and young women can enable them to resist the attentions of older men and […]
Marriage and AIDS in Africa | Does circumcision protect against HIV
Here’s a question of special relevance to regions where there is a high incidence of HIV/AIDS — in particular, sub-Saharan […]
Malawi: Strengthening power for infants’ sustenance
Chancy Namadzunda, AfricaNews reporter in Lilongwe, Malawi Like many rural and illiterate mothers from her home village Nthiwatiwa in Salima […]