The Malawi Interfaith Aids Association (MIAA) has expressed disappointment with opposing and misleading messages coming from prophets who are propagating that coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is nonexistent. MIAA board chairperson Bishop Gilford Matonga feared such messages have the potential to confuse Christians and cause them to stop observing Covid-19 prevention measures. Matonga made the remarks […]
Newly appointed Executive Director for Malawi Interfaith AIDS Association (MIAA), Pirira Catherine Ndaferankhande, says she will expand the local resource mobilization base through investment in profitable Income Generating Activities (IGAs) in order to ensure the sustainability of the organization. She says it is high time MIAA began to look beyond traditional funding partners for it […]
A quasi-religious HIV and AIDS organization says it has applied to court to join a case in which a pastor is accused of impregnating a 17-year-old secondary school student and forcing her to abort. Acting chief executive officer of Malawi Interfaith AIDS Association (MIAA) Pilira Ndaferankhande said what Steve Wingolo of Soul Savers Church in […]
Malawi Interfaith Aids Association (MIAA), a secretariat of faith based institutions in the country has joined forces with those condemning government ongoing abductions, dismembering, mutilations and barbaric murdering of persons with albinism, and called everyone to be a brother’s keeper. In a statement made available to Nyasa Times signed by MIAA Board Chair Person Reverend […]
An Evangelical of Malawi clergy has proposed to government to draft a law that would send to jail all pastors or prophets that discourage people from taking taking their life-saving drugs , describing the trend as very worrisome. Reverend Evans Jeka of Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) central region manager said it is extremely worrisome that […]
Following a two day workshop for people living with HIV and AIDS which was organized by Malawi Interfaith Aids Association in corroboration with Ntcheu District Interfaith Aids Committee, participants to the workshop Tuesday presented a petition which contained some of the challenges which people living with HIV face to Ntcheu District Commissioner. According to the […]
Malawi Interfaith AIDS Association (MIAA) has condemned as ” retrogressive and irresponsible” Muslims opposition to condom-use in the fight against Aids. The call for condom ban was purportedly made by Muslim traditional leaders in southern district of Chiradzulu and some members of Ulama Council for Muslims. They believe condoms are fuelling HIV transmission. The Muslims […]
President Joyce Mrs Banda has assured the Malawi Interfaith Aids Association (MIAA) of her support in its undertakings pledging she will preside over the forthcoming Global Race Save Lives on HIV and AIDS Campaign International (GRSL) conference which will take place in Lilongwe from October 23 to 26 this year. Banda made the assurance Thursday […]