More than 500 people have died from the latest ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but a vaccination programme has prevented thousands more deaths, the country’s he... Read more
By William Khalipwina Mpina, Contributor: When a report indicated in 2013 that Africa was leading in registering gender-based violence (GBV) cases, Malawians might have thought such cases we... Read more
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have approved clinical trials for four experimental ebola treatments, even as the deadly disease’s outbreak among newborn babies rai... Read more
By Alick Ponje: The night his daughter lost her baby just after arriving at Koche Health Centre in Mangochi District, Group Village Head (GVH) Mapata was reminded about how vulnerable his pe... Read more
By Chancy Namadzunda, Contributor: People from all walks of life flock to an uptown nightclub at Rumphi Boma. It is an hour before midnight. After long hours of labouring in their respective... Read more
By Rebecca Chimjeka: Although World Health Organisation (WHO) declared in 1994 that leprosy had reached elimination levels in Malawi, the disease is attacking some people in the country. Cas... Read more
By Vincent Khonje: Filona Tafatatha, 36, of Tafatatha Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Simlemba in Kasungu District, will never forget the day she lost her son on their way to a health c... Read more
By Alick Ponje: It is over a year since he lost his younger brother in an unregulated mine in a Mozambican village just across Mwanza Border, but Besil Elias still shudders with remorse ever... Read more
By Rebecca Chimjeka & Isaac Salima: Ministry of Health and Population Services has said the country is out of danger from ebola. The development comes after the World Health Organisation... Read more
BY FAITH KAMTAMBE: Even on the coldest of nights, she wakes up with her bedding drenched in sweat. She has lost weight at an alarming rate and is experiencing shortness of breath and persist... Read more
