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Malawi Preparing for Food Shortages
Malawi is bracing itself for the first signs of food shortages as ten district become overwhelmed by an acute lack of staple food especially maize, according to the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) Report released in Lilongwe on Friday. How...
Tobacco Revenue in Malawi Dropped 30% in 2011
Malawi’s tobacco revenue has dropped by 30 percent in 2011 raising about $300million from $400 million last year though the country sold more tobacco than in 2010 i.e. 236 million kilograms, according to Auction Holdings Limited (AHL) statistics. How...
Urban Poor in Malawi Hit By Slew of Price Increases
Devaluation, fuel shortages and economic mismanagement have conspired to push staple food prices to “alarming levels” in urban areas of Malawi, where even catching a bus to work has become an unaffordable luxury for many, according to residents and...
Farm Input Subsidy Programme in Malawi Receives Grants From European Countries
The governments of Ireland, United Kingdom (UK) and Norway have granted Malawi over MK 7.7 billion (US$46million) in support of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) for the 2011/2012 planting season.
Second Round of Week-long Child Health Days Campaign Begins November 21st in Malawi
Malawi will be conducting a second round of a week-long Child Health Days to increase coverage for child survival services from November 21st to 25th after the first round held on 9-13 May, Secretary for Health Charles Mwansambo said in the capital Lilongwe...
Malawi Introduces Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine to Protect Children Against Severe Forms of Pneumococcal Diseases
Malawi has introduced a new vaccine called the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) to protect children against severe forms of pneumococcal diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, otitis and bacteremia.
Malawi Benefits From $88m US WASH Project
World Vision International (WVI) in collaboration with US-based National Leadership Council for Every Child have launched a five-year Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project for the Southern Africa region totaling $88million in the capital Lilongwe.
Malawi in Partnership with the United Nations Population Fund to Hold Month-long National Fistula Camp for Women
Malawi in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will hold a month-long National Fistula Camp to treat women suffering from obstetric fistula.
