Tag archives: Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust

Malawi acquires  Covid-19 vaccine: Chakwera says AstraZeneca jab  to give immunity, local scientists sequencing virus

By Nyasa Times Reporter

President Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday evening announced that Malawi– has finally secured doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine which government will give to “as many citizens as  possible” for immunity against the Coronavirus (Covid-19). Chakwera disclosed this on Sunday evening when he addressed the nation on the ongoing war against the Covid-19 pandemic, describing the acquisition […]

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Scientists call for improved health service delivery in Malawi

By Nyasa Times Reporter

For Malawi to register remarkable improvement in the health delivery service, there is need for closer collaboration between local and international health research institutions to ensure that researches being done are of high quality, a development which can influence policy formulation. The remarks were made by the Associate Director for the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust […]

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Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome-Trust improving Pneumonia vaccines for Africa

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome-Trust (MLW) says it will undertake a further research study called Pneumococcal Carriage in Vulnerable Populations in Africa (PCVPA) which aims to improve pneumonia vaccines for Malawi and elsewhere in Africa. MLW Clinical Research Programme, an affiliate of the University of Malawi College of Medicine, will undertake further research study after research done by […]

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Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust introduces Science Journalism programme

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW)has bemoaned lack of specialisation of  fact-based science reporting in the country’s media to address this challenge, MLW has introduced the Journalists in Resident which is aimed at enhancing its media engagement as part of its Public Engagement strategy. MLW, an affiliate of University of Malawi’s constituent College of Medicine, conducts biomedical research […]

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Malawian women jump on Oral HIV safe-testing, men shunning

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Oral HIV self-testing initiative currently under trial has seen more women embracing the idea than men with the research expected to conclude by June this year. Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine started conducting the research in 2012 in selected high density townships of Chilomoni, Ndirande and Likhubula in Blantyre city. […]

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Nearly half of Malawi men that are diabetic have erectile dysfunction- doctors

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Medical experts have said 50 percent of men diagnosed with diabetes in the country have sex problems due to erection failure, which could only be treated through stimulation drugs, Viagra. The experts have also noted that by the year 2030 diabetes will overtake HIV and Aids as dominating health issue. Speaking on Wednesday during a […]

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Malawi-Liverpool Welcome Trust explores art in health research

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi-Liverpool-Welcome Trust (MLW) will embark on a new project which seeks to  bringing artists and scientists together  into dialogue about their research work where the communities will also been involved. Speaking to journalists  on Thursday, at Malawi-Liverpool Welcome Trust offices in Blantyre, MWL Science Communication Officer Tamara Chipasula said that the project which is called Art […]

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Liverpool-Wellcome Trust engage Malawi media in health reporting

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust on Friday engaged journalists at Malaria Alert Centre in Blantyre for a workshop under the theme, ‘Health Research Now Radio Project Media Training’. Science Communications Officer from Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust, Tamara Chipasula said that the objective of the workshop was to help both journalists and scientists to understand the ethics of reporting health research […]

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