Tag: aids

Malawi launches AIDS test drive

Published on August 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi on Monday launched a week-long campaign to test 250,000 people for HIV in what health authorities called a crucial […]

Govt to roll out newly improved ARVs in July,2013

Published on August 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

People living with HIV and AIDs in Malawi will start receiving new and improved Anti retroviral drugs in July next […]

Global Fund grants Malawi K59bn for AIDS fight

Published on August 7, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Global Fund has approved and signed a new grant agreement worth US$208 million [about K58.7 billion] for the National […]

HIV+ people press for children

Published on August 1, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is a wonderful programme that has seen expectant HIV positive mothers bringing to […]

PEPFAR announces $5 million for Together for Girls

Published on July 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

On July 25th at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby announced […]

Malawi attends Aids Conference in Washington D.C

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Under the theme Turning the Tide Together, more than 21,000 delegates from more than 195 countries have converged on Washington […]

Scientists aim to end HIV epidemic

Published on July 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is more than 30 years old. However, at the 19th International AIDS Conference Tuesday there was talk […]

Three CNN Heroes are working together to help AIDS orphans in Malawi

Published on June 24, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

In the movies, it’s a familiar storyline: superheroes joining forces to tackle a world crisis. But CNN Heroes can do […]

Manet+ urges to engage gays in HIV/fight

Published on May 30, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government should change its policies on same sex relationships to ensure that people with this sexual orientation are protected from […]

UK, US pledge to support Pres. Banda

Published on April 12, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

On her first official day of duty, President Joyce Banda has announced that she has been speaking to donor partners who […]

Mzimba district in Malawi Detects Positive Behavior Change towards HIV

Published on December 9, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

MZIMBA: Authorities in Mzimba have noted that most people in the district are slowly changing their mind set towards cultural […]

HIV Uncertainty Pushes Malawians To Want Children Earlier

Published on December 5, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

People in Malawi who are uncertain about their HIV status are more eager to start families than those who are […]

African community voices call for more action at ICASA

Published on December 5, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

The just opened 16th ICASA has seen a lot people from different groupings, institutions and associations come together to share […]

Video | Doctors Without Borders

Published on November 30, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been treating patients living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi using antiretroviral (ARV) medicines since […]

Extra-marital sexual partnerships and male friendships in rural Malawi

Published on October 19, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

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Oral supervised HIV self-testing in Malawi is acceptable and accurate

Published on October 6, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

In this week’s PLoS Medicine, Augustine Choko of the Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Malawi and colleagues assess the […]

Women Helping Women

Published on August 29, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Can you imagine being 18 years old, HIV positive, with no husband and pregnant? Now add to this the fact […]

Sinkhani from Mzimba | HealthEd Connect

Published on August 15, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

‘headquarters’ for Sinkhani activities in Malawi is in the little town of Mzimba.  Ireen, the Sinkhani supervisor, lives in Mzimba […]