IPS examines access to medicine in Malawi

“Health experts say [an] inadequate number of nurses and pharmacists is among the leading factors denying people access to medicines […]

Can Malawi deal with a British aid freeze?

In the wake of the diplomatic row between Malawi and the UK over a leaked memo criticising Bingu Mutharika, the […]

Home Furnishing and Education Made Possible with Microfinance

Elizabeth Moyo is 38 years old and married with three children, all of whom are girls. When she heard that The […]

DPP Should respect VP’s office – Chikwemba

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party-DPP government has come under criticism for not according the necessary respect to the office of […]

Investors need to carefully manage issues around land ownership

Investors in Africa’s agriculture sector need to be aware of the complexities surrounding land ownership. Jumanne Abdallah Maghembe, Minister of […]

Mawa langa (Short Firm Review)

Made in association with Temwa and YONECO – a 51 minute participatory HIV and AIDS awareness drama for primary school […]

Letters from Malawi: Anti-aid arguments show poverty of thinking

My experience in Malawi has most certainly changed my perspective of the world. One thing that really stands out is […]

9 Ways To Go From Nobody To Somebody

Better Man in brief … You have to work at becoming somebody. One way to become a somebody is to […]

Asset Stripping

Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) in Malawi

Please find below an interesting link that was shared which describes the role of Health Surveillance assistants in Malawi. It […]

Commonwealth leader responds to criticism by Peter Tatchell

By Paul Canning The leader of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma, has responded to criticism of him published in the Guardian newspaper […]

Student Leaders in International Medicine

Banja: “family” Let me begin this entry by sending all the love from our group here in Malawi to our […]

26 Students to sit for JCE – Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust

26 students from Andiamo Private Secondary School are expected to sit for this year’s Junior Certificate Examinations (JCE) from 13 […]

DARMA INTERIM NARRATIVE REPORT SOUTH EAST ARM OF LAKE MALAWI CASE

By Steve Donda, George Matiya and Mafa Hara Presented at the 2nd Plenary Meeting,  Sea Point – Cape Town 28 […]

Students’ winning plaster design to help Malawian communities

Sales of the One Careplast plasters, designed by Bushey Meads pupils, are on sale in Co-op outlets and will help […]

Although a fertile country, Malawi is prone to drought and disease

Although a fertile country, Malawi is prone to drought and disease. Its farmers live under the constant threat of crop […]

Malawi court orders motorvehicles returned to VP Banda

APA Lilongwe (Malawi) The Malawi High Court sitting in Lilongwe on Wednesday granted Vice President Joyce Banda, now expelled from […]

General Practitioners and Medical Doctors

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Your […]

Psychology Today Apologizes for ‘Black Women Less Attractive’ Post

Earlier this month, the popular magazine Psychology Today published an article by evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa titled “Why Are Black Women […]

No Excuse for neglecting 10 million people with HIV

Governments must commit to massively scale up treatment at UN Summit on AIDS Governments will meet at the United Nations […]

Malawi Tea Production Fell by 3.2% During First-Quarter, Central Bank Says

Tea production in Malawi, Africa’s largest producer of the leaf after Kenya, declined 3.2 percent during the first quarter, the […]