Tag: health

Analyst Differs with IMF on Economic Recovery

Published on June 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawians need to brace for tough times ahead because it is highly unlikely that the economy will stabilize soon, market […]

The problem with Malawi’s state-subsidized maize surplus: Nutrition

Published on June 5, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi is fixated on maize, but Kristof and Stacia Nordin aim to change that. They say native crops would bring […]

Treat the mother – save the baby

Published on May 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The past decade has seen great advances in child survival, but while toddlers and small children are benefiting, the death […]

UK resumes funding to Malawi

Published on May 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The U.K. Department for International Development is reviving its budget support to the Malawian government after rerouting aid to nongovernmental […]

Mulanje to enforce law on beer drinking time to curb crime

Published on May 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Prolonged beer drinking time in Muhiyo group village community in Mulanje District has provided fertile environment for rapists, forcing community […]

PP dismiss reports that is ‘unhappy’ with New Cabinet

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Ruling Peoples Party (PP) of State President of the Republic of Malawi Mrs Joyce Banda has dismissed reports that are […]

United Democratic Front-UDF embarks on a sensitization campaign

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The United Democratic Front-UDF has embarked on a campaign sensitizing its supporters who have been mislead by some qurters following […]

Local businessmen want to meet Joyce Banda

Published on May 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Following a meeting President Joyce Banda had with businessmen of Asian origin a few weeks ago, local business persons are […]

Gates Foundation partner forces vaccines on Malawian children at gunpoint, arrests parents

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Get your shots, or else get shot. That is the message being sent by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation […]

‘Don’t end up like me,’ Mutharika tells African big men at own funeral

Published on April 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

This is an “autoeulogy” from departed Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika. Face Of Malawi obtained an exclusive copy from wa […]

Malawi govt spent millions hiring private doctors

Published on April 13, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

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

Published on April 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

African countries must adopt a strategy for developing human resources with the skills to manage and deliver health research, argue […]

Malawi launches national health research agenda

Published on March 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

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

Published on March 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

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

Published on March 28, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa are playing a key role in the development of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, following South […]

Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Hiccups

Published on February 25, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The country’s main referral hospital, Queen Elizabeth, is being crippled by a lack of basic resources – working equipment and […]

Stemming the Tide of African Health Worker Migration

Published on December 15, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

How did Malawi control its brain drain? The British Medical Journal issued a report last month estimating that nine African […]

Malawi Has Six Eye Specialists

Published on December 13, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has a meager six professional eye specialists against a population of 13 million Malawians. A local NGO, Eye for […]