Month: September 2017 Posts

Malawi winning against AIDS

Sep 24, 2017 Bright Malenga 36 &

United Nations (UN) has congratulated Malawi for its effort to fight against HIV/AIDS. The congratulatory sentiments have come from United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres during a meeting with president Peter Mutharika at UN Headquarters… ...

ATSIKANA AKU MA HOSTEL

Sep 21, 2017 Pemphero Mphande 27 &

Last month I received a call from an old friend from Zomba. He was coming to Blantyre to process his passport and needed a place to crush at. I hadn’t seen him in a long… ...

Man commits suicide after testing HIV positive

Jul 09, 2017 Martha Chikoti 135 &

A 31-year-old man in Blantyre hanged himself in his room after testing positive for HIV. Assistant public relations officer for Limbe police station identified the deceased as Richard Chifuniro who was residing in Machinjiri, Blantyre.… ...

NGO condemns stigma against sex workers in Malawi

May 21, 2017 Samuel Majamanda 21 &

Dignitas International says there is no way this country can win the battle against HIV/AIDS if society continues stigmatizing sex workers who are one of the key populations involved in the spread of HIV. The… ...

Say no to discrimination, UNAIDS urges Malawians

Mar 02, 2017 Bright Malenga 3 &

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has urged Malawians to speak out against discrimination in the country. On March 1 every year the world commemorates Zero Discrimination Day and this year UNAIDS is… ...

Malawi’s religious leaders warned against discouraging ARVs

Feb 07, 2017 Martha Chikoti 6 &

Religious leaders in Malawi have been urged to encourage their followers living with HIV to take anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs rather than discouraging them in the name of faith. The statement was stated in Phalombe during… ...

People living with HIV cry foul over relief items

Jan 25, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 9 &

Persons living with HIV in Chikhwawa district have faulted traditional leaders for not considering them when it comes to relief food items. The revelations came when the district held World Aids Day commemoration at Tomali… ...