Youth HIV advocates warn that poverty and lack of access leave Malawian girls at high risk of HIV, calling for holistic programmes addressing inequality, services, and education are urgently needed to protect young women.
New NAC findings show men continue to lag behind in HIV testing and treatment uptake. Health expert George Jobe is calling for targeted interventions, urging government to take services directly to workplaces, farms and other male-dominated areas to close the widening gap.
Malawi’s rollout of the new twice-a-year HIV prevention injection has stalled, leaving fishermen, migrant workers and other high-risk groups waiting longer for protection as funding cuts and regulatory delays slow progress.
This year’s World AIDS Day has been decentralised to five districts as Malawi turns its attention to men—now the weakest link in HIV testing—while civil society warns that shrinking donor funding could reverse years of progress.
The National Aids Commission (NAC) last week conducted an orientation for the Judiciary officials on the HIV and Aids Prevention and Management Act of...
The National AIDS Commission (NAC) has challenged journalists to step up efforts in educating communities and debunking myths surrounding HIV and AIDS in Malawi. NAC Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Beatrice Matanje, said misinformation continues to derail progress in the fight against the epidemic, despite significant national gains such as a 90% drop in new infections since 1990. She emphasized the need for accurate and responsible reporting to combat stigma, improve access to treatment, and ensure more people know their HIV status.hea
Coalition of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (COWLA) has distributed goats and pigs to 175 caregivers for children living with HIV in Nkhata Bay through the ‘Bringing Kids Living with HIV to Care’ project.
The National AIDS Commission (NAC) has sounded the alarm over the surging rate of new HIV/AIDS infections among teenage girls in Malawi as compared to their male counterparts.
HIV Prevention and Management Officer for National AIDS Commission(NAC), Francis Mabedi has said journalists have a big role to play in ensuring that the masses are aware of some pieces of legislation on HIV and AIDS and related issues affecting those infected and affected by the disease.
National Aids Commission (NAC) has called upon the Central Government to channel more resources towards interventions that aim at fighting HIV and AIDS in the country.
