Malawi: Wateraid Malawi Equips Rural Clinics With Wash Facilities
[Nyasa Times] WaterAid Malawi continues to improve the quality of care patients and guardians receive at public health facilities in Ntchisi district. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
Malawi: Lhomwe Belt Cyclone Survivors Surviving On Cooked Mangoes
[Nyasa Times] Mulhako Wa Alomwe says a majority of cyclone Freddy victims from the Lhomwe belt are surviving on 'cooked' mangoes. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Climate Environment Health and Medicine Malawi Nutrition Southern Africa Source Type: news
Malawi: World Bank Grants Malawi $60m to Avert Acute Shortages of Critical, Lifesaving Commodities
[Nyasa Times] The World Bank has approved a $60 million grant to avert acute shortages of critical and lifesaving commodities in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Commodities External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Malawi: World Bank Grants Malawi $60 Million to Avert Acute Shortages of Critical, Lifesaving Commodities
[Nyasa Times] The World Bank has approved a $60 million grant to avert acute shortages of critical and lifesaving commodities in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Commodities External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Told to Decriminalize Attempted Suicide
[Nyasa Times] LifeLine ANPPCAN Malawi, a member of Lifeline International which focuses on mental health, has asked Malawi government to decriminalize attempted suicide. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Groundbreaking Malaria Vaccines Developed, but Challenges Remain
[The Conversation Africa] The approval of two malaria vaccines - the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in 2021 and the R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine in 2023 - will help control, and eventually help eradicate, a disease that causes more than 600,000 deaths annually. Nearly 2 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been vaccinated with the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine. It will be rolled out to more African countries from early next year. The second vaccine, R21/Matrix-MTM, approved by the World Health Organization in October, will be ready for rollout in (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Community bylaws concerning sexual and reproductive health and rights in Machinga District, Malawi: to what extent are they responsive to young people's needs? - Kok M, Munthali A, Mvula P, Chisiza Z, Mat ML.
BACKGROUND: Community bylaws are commonly accepted mechanisms to influence behaviour change to achieve better health and development outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the uses, benefits, and potential downsides of community bylaws are largely unclea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
IMF Agrees to $178 Million for Malawi After Currency Devaluation
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Nest (360) Program Commits to Improving the Quality of Care for Newborns in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies - NEST (360) Program - has expressed commitment to complementing government efforts to improve the quality of care given to small and sick newborns in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Do agricultural subsidies matter for women's attitude towards intimate partner violence? Evidence from Malawi - Mwale ML.
In most rural economies, agricultural subsidies generate significant attention for increasing household welfare. However, whether such subsidies matter for women's attitudes towards intimate partner violence remains unknown. This is despite evidence that w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Predictors of mortality following electrical and lightning injuries in Malawi: a decade of experience - An SJ, Kayange L, Davis D, Peiffer S, Gallaher J, Charles A.
INTRODUCTION: Electrical injuries can be devastating, and data is lacking in low-resource settings. We aimed to identify predictors of mortality following electrical and lightning injuries (ELI) in Malawi. METHODS: We performed a retrospective obse... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi to Face Serious Hunger, Malnutrition - Report
[Nyasa Times] A Global Hunger Index Report of 2023 says Malawi is one of 125 countries in the world to face serious hunger and malnutrition this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Agribusiness Food and Agriculture Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Malawi Nutrition Southern Africa Source Type: news
IMF Board Will Discuss $174 Million Malawi Facility on Nov. 15
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Smoking - Pregnant Women At Risk of Delivering Stillbirths, Miscarriage and Premature Birth
[Nyasa Times] A study has established that pregnant women who smoke (tobacco) are at greater risk of delivering stillbirths, premature births and/or miscarriage while passive smokers (exposure of the non-smoking mother to second-hand smoke) also run the risk of harming the foetus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 30, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Pregnancy and Childbirth Southern Africa Sustainable Development Women and Gender Source Type: news
Malawi: National Bank of Malawi Takes Mental Health Inter-University Social Weekend Shindig to Lilongwe
[Nyasa Times] National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Plc at the weekend took the Inter-University Social Weekend to Lilongwe with the core objective of raising awareness about mental health among university students while enjoying sports and entertainment activities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Banking and Insurance Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
