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MALAWI: Planning for a disaste...
MALAWI: Planning for a disaster
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the...
MALAWI: Trying to alleviate th...
MALAWI: Trying to alleviate the burden of the old
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The respect Malawi's elderly once enjoyed in society is being soured by the twin pressures of poverty and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report, and...
MALAWI: Better roads lead to m...
MALAWI: Better roads lead to more money
Sunday, November 9, 2008
What lies under a Malawi farmer's feet that could boost food security? Try better roads. Each year Wanangwa Munthali harvests at least 100 50kg bags...
MALAWI: Green belts to boost f...
MALAWI: Green belts to boost food production
Monday, October 6, 2008
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to embark on a "green belt" programme to enable the country, in the long run, to say goodbye to...
MALAWI: Carbon credits could f...
MALAWI: Carbon credits could fund development
IRIN NEWS
Friday, May 30, 2008
An initiative to improve the health, wealth and environment of Malawians is being driven by a proposal to trade in carbon credits. The...
MALAWI: Faith can give comfort...
MALAWI: Faith can give comfort, but cannot cure AIDS
PlusNews
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
A billboard showing traditional and religious leaders holding hands in the fight against AIDS is a common feature in Blantyre, Malawi's commercial...
MALAWI: Enough food for everyo...
MALAWI: Enough food for everyone?
IRIN
Monday, February 18, 2008
Despite a bumper harvest last season, there are signs of maize shortages in some parts of Malawi, but deputy minister of agriculture Bintony Kutsaira...
MALAWI: Subsidising agricultur...
MALAWI: Subsidising agriculture is not enough
IRIN
Friday, February 8, 2008
Malawi is riding high on the success of its fertiliser subsidy programme and has become a regional exporter hoping to profit from booming food...
MALAWI: Government proposes ma...
MALAWI: Government proposes mandatory HIV test for pregnant women
PlusNews
Friday, January 18, 2008
Malawi's government is planning to table a controversial bill in Parliament which would require pregnant women to undergo HIV testing. The move is...
MALAWI: Malnutrition still a t...
MALAWI: Malnutrition still a threat
IRIN
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Despite two years of bumper harvests, malnutrition, partly a consequence of Malawi's famine in 2005, still lingers. "The scale of the malnutrition...