Latest Malawi Health News
- Jonathan Glennie: we should moderate calls for aid 24 Jul 2008 17:38 GMT
... and life-changing. Millions of children in Burundi, Malawi and Kenya are going to school free ... school free of charge, helped by aid. Vaccination programmes against diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus and river blindness are ...
- Dr Alex Coutinho: aid is saving hundreds of thousands of lives 24 Jul 2008 17:38 GMT
... was, but our group of doctors and medical students was fascinated by a woman with ... spent most of my medical and public health career either providing care and treatment for ... had been with me when I visited Malawi three years later and found 50,000 people ...
- New Money to Mitigate Disaster 24 Jul 2008 17:36 GMT
... reduction and community resilience in Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi and the Comoros. A statement released on 23 ... Malawi and Mozambique, the high incidence of HIV and AIDS," Clancy said. "The increase in extreme ...
- SOUTHERN AFRICA: New money to mitigate disaster 24 Jul 2008 17:09 GMT
... reduction and community resilience in Mozambique, Madagascar, Malawi and the Comoros. A statement released on 23 ... Malawi and Mozambique, the high incidence of HIV and AIDS," Clancy said. "The increase in extreme ...
- Bridging two worlds through soccer 24 Jul 2008 12:46 GMT
... Dzoole, a rural village of sub- Saharan Malawi, Martha Pigott's soccer ball caused a small ... called the Dzoole Medicals after the village health center where Pigott works — went from ...
- Warriors need a win 24 Jul 2008 12:42 GMT
... through after they fell 3-1 to the Malawians on March 26 in Windhoek this year, ... have been downed by a bug of flu, while several are also nursing injuries. Veteran ...
- AME Fifth District gets a new bishop 24 Jul 2008 08:53 GMT
... African nations Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi and Zimbabwe. He most recently served in ... programs that included computer literacy training and health services for the needy at the Nichols ...
- Malawi: Female Genital Mutilation Being Conducted on the Quiet with Young Girls Exposed to Infections and to HIV 24 Jul 2008 04:34 GMT
... practices could make the fight against the HIV epidemic more difficult. Often these traditional practices are ... more widespread. Research carried out by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has revealed that in ...
- Internet Technology Can Boost Healthcare 24 Jul 2008 04:31 GMT
... highly praised for humanizing the story of HIV and Aids in Africa for readers around the ... HIV in a little counselor's office in Malawi as it is in New York or London ...
- Over 2.5 Billion People Lack Improved Sanitation Daily - WHO 23 Jul 2008 13:16 GMT
... report was issued jointly by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children ... Africa. These include Burkina Faso, Namibia, Ghana, Malawi, Uganda, Mali, Djibouti. The report assessed, for ... fecally-contaminated environment is directly linked to diarrheal disease, one of the biggest killers of infants ...
- Travelogue: Kenya Safari - Where the Wild Tames Man 23 Jul 2008 11:38 GMT
... and runs through Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Congo, Malawi, and ends near coastal Mozambique. The amazing ... upon arrival. Although there are no compulsory health regulations to visit Kenya, it is advisable that ... is advisable that you take yellow fever vaccinations and preventive shots for Malaria. It rains ...
- Girls aim to save lives in Africa 23 Jul 2008 04:54 GMT
... to address the infant mortality rate in Malawi, where there are 90.5 deaths per 1,000 ... water filtration system, a one-year course of vaccines to immunise babies against preventable disease, a mosquito net, a woolly hat and vitamin tablets ...
- Namibia/Lesotho: Warriors Confident of Invading Mountain Kingdom 23 Jul 2008 04:49 GMT
... were laid down by a bout of flu. The wounded Warriors face the Boys from ... feat against Lesotho with the hope that Malawi stumbles in their match against the Comores. ...
- Bishops at Lambeth engage questions of evangelism 22 Jul 2008 23:53 GMT
... James Tengatenga of the Diocese of Southern Malawi in the Anglican province of Central Africa. ... and social services. Forty percent of the health services are provided by churches together, not ...
- Kilrea woman's visit to Zomba and the difference local people are making 22 Jul 2008 23:30 GMT
... A KILREA woman who is in Malawi for six weeks has described her visit ... in Zomba where inmates are battling against disease and lack of facilities. Anne Dallat, who ...
- Malawi conducts new census 22 Jul 2008 20:15 GMT
... Blantyre - Malawi, one of Africa's poorest countries, will kick-off its ... of the population is infected with the HIV virus. The Aids pandemic has cut life expectancy ...
- Zambia: Debt Relief Puts Zambia on the Threshold to Move Forward - Foreign Minister Shikapwasha 22 Jul 2008 11:07 GMT
... have campaigned to have funds redirected to health care, education and infrastructure, with backing from ... [the Democractic Republic of] Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Angola. The ...
- Warriors Confident of Invading Mountain Kingdom 22 Jul 2008 08:17 GMT
... were laid down by a bout of flu. The wounded Warriors face the Boys from ... feat against Lesotho with the hope that Malawi stumbles in their match against the Comores. ...
- PBS' 'News Hour' examines efforts of Baylor's Pediatric AIDS Corps to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa 22 Jul 2008 07:29 GMT
... the to fight HIV/AIDS among children in Malawi. About 83,000 children in Malawi are living ... this epidemic," Kline said. Participating physicians receive medical equipment and drugs, including antiretrovirals, that are ... our friends at of in-depth coverage of health policy developments, debates and discussions. The Kaiser ...
- Jacobs' brace takes pressure off new Namibian coach 22 Jul 2008 05:56 GMT
... before the match through a bout of flu, and the team’s woes were further compounded ... our remaining two matches against Lesotho and Malawi,” Saintfelt added. Brave Warriors starting lineup against ...
- Namibia off to good start 22 Jul 2008 05:16 GMT
... before the match through a bout of flu, and the team’s woes were further compounded ... our remaining two matches against Lesotho and Malawi,” Saintfelt added. Brave Warriors starting lineup against ...
- Rampant Disease Washes in With Flood Water 22 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT
... highly praised for humanizing the story of HIV and Aids in Africa for readers around the ... HIV in a little counselor's office in Malawi as it is in New York or London ...
- How Culture Can Be Used to Increase Understanding of HIV And Aids 22 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT
... and definitions needs to be integrated with HIV and AIDS mitigation strategies if the Commonwealth ... MacBain Mkandawire, Director, Youth Net and Counselling, Malawi, highlighted the NGO's use of "edutainment," which ... putting in any interventions," said Joseph Amuzu, Health Adviser from Commonwealth Secretariat, who also addressed the ...
- Africa: How Culture Can Be Used to Increase Understanding of HIV And Aids 22 Jul 2008 04:26 GMT
... and definitions needs to be integrated with HIV and AIDS mitigation strategies if the Commonwealth ... MacBain Mkandawire, Director, Youth Net and Counselling, Malawi, highlighted the NGO's use of "edutainment," which ... putting in any interventions," said Joseph Amuzu, Health Adviser from Commonwealth Secretariat, who also addressed the ...
- Developing countries tap into text messaging 21 Jul 2008 21:14 GMT
... in diverse areas from wildlife conservation to health. But the humble text message is still the ... activities, including healthcare in rural settings. In Malawi, 100 mobile phones are being used to ... Namitete area to monitor drug adherence of tuberculosis patients and trace patients. There may be ...
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