Malawi'on course' to restructuring $1.2 billion debt
Malawi is on course to getting its $1.2 billion external debt with different lenders restructured to "sustainable levels", its central bank said in a statement on Sunday. The bulk of the debt - $800 million - is contracted with Afriximbank, and repayments started in 2020, it said. The Reserve Bank…#afriximbank #reservebank #malawigovernment #landlockedmalawi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Minister Chiponda Says Cancer Centre to Open in Dec. 2023
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has said the much awaited National Cancer Center will open in December this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 10, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Noncommunicable Diseases Southern Africa Source Type: news
Na ïve, uninformed and sexually abused: circumstances surrounding adolescent pregnancies in Malawi - Chamdimba E, Kabiru CW, Ushie BA, Munthali A, Thakwalakwa C, Ajayi AI.
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and childbearing in adolescence could negatively affect girls' health and socio-economic wellbeing across the life course. Previous studies on drivers of adolescent pregnancy in Africa have not fully considered the perspectives of par... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Malawi: Govt Moves to Tackle Rising Cases of Suicide
[VOA] Blantyre -- Police records show that for the past five years suicide cases in Malawi have jumped from 128 in 2018 to 292 last year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Malawi: MSF Close Chapter On 25-Year-Old HIV and Aids Project in Malawi
[MSF] In July 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) closed the chapter on one of our longest-standing projects in Malawi, launched some 25 years ago in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Aid and Assistance HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malawi NGOs and Civil Society Southern Africa Source Type: news
Climate Change Is Making Us Sick, Says WHO Envoy
The World Health Organization says round 7 million people die prematurely each year due to air pollution. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPSBy Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Aug 2 2023 (IPS) Climate change is making us sick. It has become urgent to build resilient health systems to secure humanity’s well-being, says the special envoy for climate change and health of the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Climate change is unquestionably affecting our health every day,” says Vanessa Kerry– a renowned global health expert and medical doctor – who was appointed the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Climate Action Climate Change Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
Africa: Africa Vision Needs to Be Youth-Centric - Chakwera
[Daily News] MALAWI President, Mr Lazarus Chakwera has insisted that the vision for African continent should be youth-centric (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Tanzania Source Type: news
School is just the start. Here's how to help girls succeed for life
Join Angeline Murimirwa on a visit to Malawi for insight into the work of a sisterhood that transcends geography. She connects with colleagues, students and fellow graduates in the CAMFED Association who are running businesses, building their communities’ resilience to climate change and…#joinangeline #camfedassociation #zambia #davidsengeh #sierraleone #secondaryeducation #tedfellow #wudunn #sky (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rwanda: New Research Launched to Tackle Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
[New Times] Adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights remain a pressing and critical topic in today's world. As young individuals navigate the complexities of adolescence, it is crucial to understand and address their distinct sexual and reproductive health requirements. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Asia, Australia, and Africa Cameroon Central Africa Children and Youth East Africa External Relations Ghana Health and Medicine Human Rights Malawi Rwanda Southern Africa West Africa Source Type: news
Malawi: Moroccan Head of Mission Nija Challenges Youths, Media to Manage Mental Health
[Nyasa Times] The Head of Mission for the Kingdom of Morocco in Malawi, Abdulkader Nija, has challenged youth in Malawi to come up with messages that can help in the management of mental health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Morocco North Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
How an Innovative Deal Will Give Millions Access to Cheaper Tuberculosis Drugs
The patent on the tuberculosis drug bedaquiline expires today (July 18). But while its manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, intends to use secondary patents to extend its exclusive right to sell the drug, an innovative deal will lower its price and expand access to millions around the globe.
The drug improves the outcomes for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, reducing the risk of death by approximately 10%, according to a study in BMC Infectious Diseases, a U.K. medical journal. Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, infecting approximately 10 million people per year and killing 1.5 ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Gordon Tags: Uncategorized Disease News Source Type: news
Malawi: Mchinji Parents Give Overwhelming Support to Oral Polio Vaccination
[Nyasa Times] Parents and guardians in Mchinji district gave overwhelming support to the supplementary polio immunization campaign, which ran from July 12 - 15 2023. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - July 18, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Polio Southern Africa Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi's Supplementary Polio Immunization Campaign Starts July 12
[Nyasa Times] The Government of Malawi, through the Ministry of Health, has announced that it will kick-start the supplementary polio immunization campaign on 12 July 2023 and will run up to 15th July 2023. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - July 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Polio Southern Africa Source Type: news
Cyclone Freddy in Malawi: reflections from a primary care perspectivee - Lutala P, Makwero M.
No abstract available.
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Malawi: Castel Malawi in Blood Donation Exercise
[Nyasa Times] Castel Malawi on Wednesday joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World Blood Donor Day by donating blood as part of its contribution in saving lives. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
