Tag: health

Toothache Affecting Children’s Education

Published on December 9, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

LILONGWE: An NGO that promotes oral health says teeth decay remains the most common disease among pupils in rural schools […]

Govt. Lifts Ban on ‘Foot and Mouth’ Beef

Published on December 2, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government has okeyed cattle feedlots in the Shire Valley to resume slaughter of animals for beef and economic gains two […]

MALAWI…”DO WOMEN HAVE TO DIE IN ORDER TO GIVE LIFE?”

Published on November 8, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

In this country of 13.1 million people, it is quite common for young girls between 15 – 19 to already […]

How Text Messages Could Change Global Healthcare

Published on October 25, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Josh Nesbit sees a bright future for the cellphones that most of us see as antiquated. The 24-year-old Nesbit is the […]

Extra-marital sexual partnerships and male friendships in rural Malawi

Published on October 19, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

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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 & […]

Complete Information on Chikungunya

Published on October 12, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Chikungunya is a relatively rare form of viral fever caused by an alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites. The […]

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 […]

New Documentary Explores Ongoing Health Crisis for Women in Malawi

Published on September 19, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Choices, Inc. proudly announces the release of The Female Face of Aids: Crisis in Malawi, a new documentary which explores […]

Solar-powered hearing aids invented

Published on September 14, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

The SSMJ have come across this fantastic article that looks at how new technology could help developing countries. It also […]

Malawi’s ‘Florence Nightingale’ saving babies and mothers

Published on September 12, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

From Nkepile Mabuse, CNN Lilongwe, Malawi (CNN) — For one retired midwife, seeing too many mothers die during childbirth led her […]

Could chewing gum help lower rates of premature births in Malawi?

Published on September 1, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Can a sugar alcohol found in many chewing gums, mints and candies help prevent gum disease and improve rates of […]

New lease of life for 20 children from Malawi | The Hindu

Published on August 31, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Chandigarh, 20 children from Malawi suffering from congenital heart diseases will get free treatment […]

FIRST PATIENTS ADMITTED TO NEW NUTRITIONAL REHAB UNIT IN MALAWI

Published on July 5, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

On May 26, Neno District Hospital admitted its first patients into a new Nutritional Rehabilitation Unit (NRU) — the first […]

DFID Support Withdraw Could Worsen Health Workers’ Shortage in Malawi

Published on June 28, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

The problem of health workers has reached “a global crisis point”. World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that the world is […]

Donna Ivey | Back in Malawi

Published on June 26, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Greetings from the beautiful country of Malawi, where the day temps are in the 70s and the nights in the […]

High rates of burnout among maternal health staff at a referral hospital in Malawi: A cross-sectional study

Published on June 24, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Viva Combs Thorsen,1 Andra L Teten Tharp,2 and Tarek Meguid3 1Department of Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 2Menninger […]

City pupils’ lunches provide 300,000 meals for Malawi

Published on June 9, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Almost 300,000 meals will be given to poverty stricken children in Malawi thanks to Glasgow families. School meals provider Cordia […]