Malawi Hunger: Food shortage threatening ARV effectiveness

Aug 30, 2016 Politics 20
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The Malawi Network for People Living with HIV/Aids (MANET+) has reiterated the need for people living with HIV to have nutritious foods so that the anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs which they take should effectively work in their bodies.

This is coming amidst hunger that has hit millions of people in the country which, according to the organisation, has heavily affected the lives of people living with HIV.

MANET says many people living with the virus are facing food shortages, a situation which is threatening their lives.

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Not effective due to food shortage.

According MANET+ executive director Safali Mbewe, the problem is huge hence there is need for urgent solutions.

“There is need to take this issue seriously as the problem is huge and for medication to work one needs proper food to make sure that lives are sustained,” said Mbewe.

Over 6 million Malawians have been affected by the food shortage that has hit the country. The shortage was in part caused by the bad weather which destroyed crops and led to low yields during the last growing season.

However, government has assured people in the country that no one will die of hunger as it is purchasing maize locally and from outside the country.

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  6. Malawi pipo please be serious for other things you can’t say kodi odwala edzi wa sapeza ndalama paokha mukuziwa mene ziko lathu lili komaso palibe yemwe amafuna kukhala ndi edzi please osamayakhula mwandithe ndithe popeza zuwa lituluka ndipo lilowa inuso muzapeza matendawa mulibe chilichose be honest

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