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The Scottish and Malawi universities teaming up to tackle public health

Malawi’s Kamuzu University’s new clinical research partnership with the University of Glasgow will see experts from each country sharing knowledge on cardiovascular disease, vaccines and more

The Guardian - UK

Rising cholera infections in Malawi raise fears of another deadly pandemic

Two years after Malawi experienced its deadliest ever cholera outbreak, a spate of sporadic infections is once again causing alarm. With 59,000 cases since 2022, Malawi has become the worst-hit country in southern Africa – where climate impacts and poor border controls are helping to fuel transmission of the illness.

Radio France Internationale

The Malawians braving climate shocks and red tape to make banana wine

Global warming has shrunk crop yields in farming communities, forcing an unexpected invention.

Al Jazeera

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What’s fuelling the deadly cholera outbreak in Southern Africa?

Unchecked border movement and poor sewage systems have a new partner in wreaking havoc: climate change

Al Jazeera

Death toll rises to seven in Malawi elephant relocation project linked to Prince Harry NGO

Exclusive: The animal translocation scheme by wildlife NGOs including African Parks, once headed by the royal, has been dogged by controversy

The Guardian - UK

‘I wish I’d had someone like me to talk to’: the mothers helping fight cervical cancer in Malawi

The country has one of the world’s highest death rates from the disease but a campaign led by young mothers is ensuring girls have access to the HPV vaccine

The Guardian - UK

India-made typhoid vaccine efficacy lasts for four years: study

A phase-3 trial in Malawi shows that Bharat Biotech's typhoid vaccine provides lasting efficacy for at least four years in children aged nine months to 12 years.

The Hindu

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Campaigning against child marriage in Malawi: An uphill battle

If you are a little girl growing up in Malawi, the UN estimates there is an almost 50 percent chance that you will be married before you reach the age of 18. There is even an almost 10 percent chance that you will be married by the time you turn…

France 24

‘It’s scary’: Malawian women forced to sell sex after cyclone destroys crops

In devastating land and livelihoods, Cyclone Freddy pushed more women and girls into prostitution to feed their families

The Guardian - UK

Apprehension in Malawi as government sends workers to Israel amid Gaza war

Opposition leader Kondwani Nankhumwa questions the secrecy of the deal and describes it as ‘an evil transaction’.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s nothing’: Malawi nurses reject wage rise amid economic turbulence

Malawian civil servants are asking for increased wages after recent currency devaluation worsened cost of living crisis.

Al Jazeera

Cameroon receives first shipment of 'breakthrough' malaria vaccine

More than 330,000 doses of the Mosquirix malaria vaccine have been delivered to Cameroon as part of efforts to ramp up immunisation across Africa. Cameroon is the first African country to receive the vaccine after pilot programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

Radio France Internationale

Malaria: two groundbreaking vaccines have been developed, but access and rollout are still big stumbling blocks

The approval of two malaria vaccines – the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in 2021 and the R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine in 2023 – will help control, and eventually help eradicate, a disease that causes more than 600,000 deaths annually. Nearly 2 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been vaccinated with the RTS,S/AS01…

The Conversation

Malawi’s president suspends foreign travel for himself and cabinet members

President Lazarus Chakwera announced austerity measures aimed at healing the economy.

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Malawi battles outbreak of scabies that health experts link to climate crisis

Hospitals register thousands of people with infectious skin disease, months after wave of cholera swept African country

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‘Very thin budget’: Forex shortage triggers cost-of-living crisis in Malawi

Malawi says its forex reserves are ‘nearly empty’. Its citizens say their pockets are emptying, too.

The Guardian - UK

PSG’s Tabitha Chawinga: ‘My parents did not support the idea of me playing football’

Striker discusses growing up in Malawi, missing out on the World Cup and her chances of being named CAF Women’s Player of the Year

The Guardian - UK

Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average

Climate crisis blamed for extreme heat in African country, which has recorded temperatures of 43C

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Climate action must focus on women’s health

Letter: Christina Chilimba on how extreme weather events such as Cyclone Freddy in Malawi can affect the health and rights of women and girls

The Conversation

Male domestic workers in South Africa – study sheds light on the experiences of Malawian and Zimbabwean migrants

An estimated 800,000 people work as domestic workers in South Africa. Most are black women from marginalised backgrounds. It’s therefore not surprising that the bulk of the literature about domestic work focuses on females performing cleaning, cooking and care work. What’s missing in debates about domestic workers’ job-related experiences and…

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Scotland 'putting money where its mouth is' on climate change, says Humza Yousaf

THE Scottish Government is "putting its money where its mouth is" and will provide £300,000 to support communities in Malawi impacted by…

The Conversation

Climate change will affect hydropower -- African countries must be prepared

Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It’s the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one quarter of total electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa. Some countries, however, have a much heavier reliance on it than others. For instance, hydropower accounts for at least…

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf to announce £24 million for countries worst hit by climate crisis

Funding will go to support work in Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia.

The Guardian - UK

The door to door service that is changing the diagnosis for Malawians

In a country where many live far from clinics, a home-visit scheme has been a breakthrough in treating illnesses such as diabetes and spotting cancers

The Independent UK

As climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise

As the planet warms thanks to climate change, tropical storms are becoming more frequent, more powerful, and wetter

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