BACKGROUND The HIV and AIDS epidemic in Malawi poses multiple challenges from an equity perspective. It is estimated that 12% of Malawians are living with HIV or AIDS among the 15-49 age group. This paper synthesises available information to bring an equity lens on Counselling and Testing (CT) and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) policy, practice and provision in Malawi. METHODS A synthesis of a ...

BACKGROUND Understanding the cost-effectiveness and affordability of interventions to reduce maternal and newborn deaths is critical to persuading policymakers and donors to implement at scale. The effectiveness of community mobilisation through women's groups and health facility quality improvement, both aiming to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, was assessed by a cluster randomised con...

In central and southern Malawi, climate variability significantly impacts agricultural production food availability owing to a high dependence on rain-fed maize production. Seasonal forecast information has the potential inform farmers' planning, thereby improving preparedness extreme events. this paper we describe evaluate an approach co-designing testing agro-climatic indices for use in seaso...

a study was carried out in malawi to determine the levels of heavy metals in cabbages grown in gardens irrigated with reservoir and tap water. the concentrations of cadmium, lead and chromium were determined in the leaf and in the corresponding soils in order to assess whether the amounts in the soils reflected the accumulation of heavy metals in plants. the results showed that the levels of th...

INTRODUCTION Cross-border cholera outbreaks are a major public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa contributing to the high annual reported cholera cases and deaths. These outbreaks affect all categories of people and are challenging to prevent and control. This article describes lessons learnt during the cross-border cholera outbreak control in Eastern and Southern Africa sub-regions using th...

BACKGROUND Several instruments at both the global and regional levels to which countries in the WHO African Region are party call for action by governments to strengthen national health research systems (NHRS). This paper debates the extent to which Malawi has fulfilled this commitment. DISCUSSION Some research literature has characterized African research - and by implication NHRS - as morib...

This study examines the factors affecting curriculum implementation in achieving high academic performance Malawi, with a specific focus on Kadzakalowa Community Day Secondary School Ntcheu. The employs qualitative research design, using interviews and observations to collect data from teachers, students, school administrators. aims identify challenges opportunities associated implementing curr...

According to standard economic theory, households should equate the marginal revenue product of an input across activities within household. However, this prediction may not hold in presence risk. Using data on farm plots and non-farm enterprises Malawi, we examine impact risk allocation decisions agricultural as they allocate labor production. We control for many household production character...

BACKGROUND Availability and affordability of medicines are key determinants of universal health coverage, yet achieving them presents a major challenge especially in low-income countries. We here present an analysis of availability and prices of antimalarial and antibiotic medicines in public, faith-based and private health facilities in Malawi. Medicines are provided free of charge in the publ...