U.S. Ambassador initiates relief program for Karonga earthquake victims

By Nyasa Times
Published: December 23, 2009
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U.S. Ambassador initiates relief program for Karonga earthquake victims  | read this item

United States Ambassador to Malawi, Peter W. Bodde has declared a humanitarian emergency in response to the recent earthquakes in the Karonga District and the resulting impact on thousands of Malawians affected by the quakes.
The Ambassador’s declaration establishes an immediate relief program with US$ 50,000 to mitigate the negative impacts on affected households in Karonga [...]

America hands new health facility to Malawi

By Nyasa Times
Published: December 16, 2009
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The US government on Tuesday handed over a state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS building to Malawi to support the latter’s prevention, care and treatment for the pandemic in the country.
Speaking during the handing over ceremony in Lilongwe, US Global Aids Coordinator Eric Goosby said the new 960 sq.-metre facility represented the growing partnership between the two nations.
“The facility [...]