Tag: Children

Blind woman dies from unsafe abortion

Published on May 27, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A partially blind woman is today two-weeks old in her grave for uterus damage, following backstreet abortion services she acquired […]

On 4th day Madonna visits an overcrowded children’s hospital ward in Blantyre

Published on April 4, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Madonna spending her fourth day in the southern African country of Malawi Thursday, picked up ailing children and joked with […]

Slotland Online Casino Raises Awareness, Funds to Educate Malawi

Published on January 8, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

We all love to help others when we can, and one of our approved online casino’s has done just that. […]

Malawi-Angola: Food crises and response

Published on December 18, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Prolonged dry spells have driven almost four million people to food insecurity in Malawi and oil-rich Angola, in Southern Africa. […]

6 Things You Should Never Say to Your Child

Published on November 17, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

By Linda Bernstein Hint: ‘How can you live like this?’ isn’t a good conversation starter As my 29-year-old son was […]

Malawi laws fail to protect children

Published on October 17, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Patrick Martin, 14, and his brother Mayeso, 15, are safely home for the moment with their mother and other siblings […]

Unicef calls for end to child marriages

Published on October 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Parents should avoid marrying off underage girls, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said yesterday. The UN agency in a […]

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 […]

Malawi losing out on natural resources

Published on July 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has been urged to speed up development and enactment of policies and laws that will protect locals on access […]

US,JB celebrate 100 days in office

Published on July 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Congressmen and women from the Unites States of America have sent a message of goodwill to President Banda for registering […]

MALAWI: Bumpy road to economic recovery

Published on May 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

A sizable devaluation of Malawi’s currency, aimed at reinvigorating the economy and wooing back international donors, has triggered steep increases […]

Rural Malawi’s inaccessibility to oral healthcare

Published on May 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Isaac Muralaudira is 8 years old and has never visited a dentist. He suffers from periodontal disease and tooth decay. […]

UN calls for funds for drought-hit Sahel

Published on April 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Children’s aid organisation UNICEF on Tuesday led a cross-agency appeal for funds for the Sahel region where 15 million are […]

Malawi: Strengthening power for infants’ sustenance

Published on December 20, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chancy Namadzunda, AfricaNews reporter in Lilongwe, Malawi Like many rural and illiterate mothers from her home village Nthiwatiwa in Salima […]

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 […]

Malawi’s unsafe abortion toll

Published on November 9, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

A recent survey reveals that unsafe abortions are killing three women and girls daily in Malawi When she found out […]

The Thin Red Line of Motherhood in Malawi | Primary healthcare

Published on November 7, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

 By Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson Two women stood across this red line outside the operating room at Bwaila hospital Freedom from […]

Malaria vaccine candidate RTS,S reduces the risk of malaria by half in African children, study finds

Published on October 19, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malaria vaccine candidate RTS,S reduces the risk of malaria by half in African children, study finds : Human Health & […]