Health

The global spread of Covid-19 illustrates how contagious infections can cross borders at the speed people and goods move. The...

Using an innovative, 21st-century way to destroy a centuries-old problem, scientists at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust use drones to...

Tropical Storm Ana that wreaked havoc in the Southern Region of Malawi displaced 5 313 women exposing them to a...

As community health workers hop house to house to vaccinate children against polio, Unicef Malawi communication officer RODGERS SIULA follows...

Ten month ago, Loyce Shaba perilously delivered a baby boy at home with the help of unskilled neighbours. The 33-year-old...

Tropical Storm Ana that displaced thousands in southern Africa forced Roselina Lupenga, 18, to flee to a congested emergency evacuation...

Malawi has received 1.9 million doses of oral cholera vaccine from the Global Emergency Stockpile for the first round of...

Malawi's first wild poliovirus case in 30 years has left health workers racing against time to vaccinate every child aged...

clinician carries out TB testing at a health centre in Lilongwe Last Thursday was the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day set...

Zomba Banda of Fayiti Village in Ntcheu District stopped constructing latrines every year as they collapsed in no time. “I...

On January 24, Cyclone Ana left Nchalo Health Centre cut-off by a flood that disrupted electricity and water supply across...

Some tuberculosis (TB)patients delay to get treatment because they blame it on witchcraft. Nancy Mbale, a floor attendant at Chitimba...

Thomas Mgundo, 84, feared for his life every time he heard that Covid-19 mostly kills the elderly and people with...

 Sports can play an effective role in the fight against HIV/Aids by providing a popular site for preventative education. There...

In her 90s, Elfas Nyaukandawire has lost count of her years as well as the tenacity to walk and work....

Alinafe Tembo of Chanthomba area in Mzimba feels lucky for being exposed to sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) messages...

Covax deliveries have ramped up in Malawi, giving local health workers and officials hope against the pandemic, writes freelance journalist...

Upon arrival in Bestala Village in Chikwawa District, visitors spot a big tree where locals meet to escape the Shire...

When Esther Chilongo arrived at Mseche Health Centre in Dowa nine years ago, she was shocked that the hospital had...

On February 20 2017, 30-year-old Chrissy Phiri delivered her sixth born daughter in a bush at midnight on her way...