Malawi

2 April 2013

Looking beyond food distribution in Malawi’s disaster prone areas

It is a hot Friday afternoon in Nsanje, one of Malawi’s border districts in the southern region of the country. For Mervis Windson, the day’s heat is made more bearable with the news that she will receive food rations from the Malawi Red Cross Society.
Malawi’s season of hunger bites
14 March 2013

Malawi’s season of hunger bites

by John Sparrow Children are wasting away in southern Malawi. Mothers are distraught and beg for emergency feeding. The season of hunger has started – the lean months...
The long, slow tragedy of chronic hunger in southern Africa
16 November 2012

The long, slow tragedy of chronic hunger in southern Africa

By Alexander Matheou On the third page of a recent edition of Malawi’s leading daily newspaper, there was a small article which said the number of people facing hunger...
Malawi: Roll back malaria through theatre
17 August 2011

Malawi: Roll back malaria through theatre

In Malawi, branches of the National Red Cross Society are finding new ways of spreading the message about the importance of bed nets and insecticide in the fight ...
Sex workers promote HIV prevention among peers and clients
22 February 2011

Sex workers promote HIV prevention

Over 90 sex workers attended the five-day workshop, designed for education on disease prevention, health promotion and in particular to teach them how to educate ...
A universal approach to combating malaria in Malawi
22 October 2010

A universal approach to combating malaria in Malawi

More than 220,000 people are now protected from malaria thanks to a large-scale distribution of mosquito nets by the Malawi Red Cross, with support from the ...
22 December 2009

Three dead as second earthquake hits northern Malawi

Two weeks after being shaken by a series of magnitude 5.
Malawi Red Cross appeals for continued flood operation support
29 January 2008

Malawi Red Cross appeals for continued flood operation support

As flood waters in the south of the country threaten to remain until April, the Malawi Red Cross Society is appealing for donations to support the thousands of ...
Malawi Red Cross: Involving traditional leaders in changing behaviours is essential
23 November 2007

Malawi Red Cross: Involving traditional leaders in changing behaviours is essential

Malawi is one of the countries in southern Africa which has been severely affected by the AIDS pandemic.
Malawi: Davis, 17 years old, head of the family
1 November 2006

Malawi: Davis, 17 years old, head of the family

Davis Chimuzumazi is a boy from the village of Kanthungo, some 150 km to the north of Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi.
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