Month: January 2019 Posts

Malawi could be at risk: US gave African countries faulty HIV kits that gave wrong blood testing results

Jan 07, 2019 Alex Chikanga 1 &

Picture yourself going to a VCT clinic for an HIV test in order to learn your status. The health worker collects your blood. The clock starts ticking. For about 15 minutes you will have to… ...

Fact Check: Circumcised men likely to die after 10 Years

Aug 20, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 10 &

THE CLAIM: Circumcised men likely to die after 10 years A story is making rounds on social media that a “study” conducted by “Deltas Clare” has found that the medication used for circumcised men reacts… ...

Man locked over circumcision

Aug 08, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

The Malawi police in Chikwawa have arrested a 23-year-old man for abducting and circumcising a standard 3 boy-child without the consent of his parents. The district's police public relations officer, Constable Foster Benjamin, identified the… ...

No circumcision for us – Nsanje men say

Mar 15, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 7 &

Health authorities at Nsanje District Health Office have admitted that the district is not faring well in as far as the provision of Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) is concerned as many men are shunning… ...

Two charged with murder of boy killed in botched circumcision

Aug 02, 2016 Martha Chikoti 32 &

Two men have been charged with murder after a 13 year-old boy died days after getting circumcised at an initiation camp in Kasungu. Confirming the development to malawi24, public relations officer Edna Mzingwitsa spokesperson identified… ...

Boy bleeds to death after getting circumcised

Jul 30, 2016 Martha Chikoti 128 &

A 13 year-old boy on Monday bled to death at an initiation camp in Kasungu after being circumcised during a traditional ceremony, Police say. Police public relations officer for Kasungu district Edna Mzingwitsa said the… ...

Terrible! Malawian man cuts off boy’s private parts

Jul 24, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 36 &

Police in Dedza district are keeping in custody a 75 year old man for circumcising a child without consent of parents and in the end costing him his private parts. Confirming the arrest Dedza police… ...

Circumcision gone wrong…boy loses penis in Chikhwawa

May 18, 2016 Kondwan Kamanga 425 &

…Family demands K10 million The Malawi Ministry of Health through Chikhwawa DHO has received a notice of intended suit which is demanding Government through Chikhwawa District Hospital to pay k10million in damages for disfigurement and… ...

Circumcision madness in Chiradzulu

Jan 23, 2016 Geoffrey Banda 268 &

...boys outdoing their fathers Population Services International (PSI) has expressed satisfaction with the progress of medical male circumcision work progress in Chiradzulu district which has seen over 11,500 males going under the knife. PSI Service… ...

Malawian men shun circumcision in Kasungu

Dec 04, 2015 Martha Chikoti 142 &

The majority of men in Kasungu district are reportedly shunning circumcision which is being offered by health officials in the area, Malawi24 has been tipped. Medical district health officer for Kasungu, Joremy Nkhambure said since… ...

Malawians blasts the US: ‘We don’t need aid for circumcision’

Oct 25, 2015 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 175 &

...'Of all problems Malawi is facing, they think Male circumcision is top priority?' Malawians have questioned the motives of the US and other Western NGOs that are promoting circumcision despite evidence showing that the questionable… ...

Circumcision disaster: Malawi HIV infection rate doubles

Aug 04, 2015 Mike J. Kangwele 1 &

Following up the reports that Malawi24 released on 25 July that circumcision does not help in the reduction of HIV but exacerbates it, reports have emerged that have agreed with the facts that we had… ...

Malawian circumcised men most likely to be infected by HIV, research shows

Jul 25, 2015 Mike J. Kangwele 1 &

Research conducted in Malawi revealed that circumcised men were the ones with a high prevalence of HIV rate in Malawi, Malawi24 can reveal. The research which was conducted long before the championing of the circumcision… ...