Cases of malnutrition and stunting among under-five children have been drastically reduced due nutrition interventions being implemented in Chalanda Village in Dowa. Senior Group Village Headman (SGVH), Njolomole Saturday told Oxfam Nutrition Media team which visited the Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Nkukula B to appreciate the nutrition interventions being implemented by […]
Authorities are worried over the continues rise of levels of malnutrition in Dedza. This is the case despite the fact that the district is rich in agriculture produce. Lotie Makina, principal nutrition and HIV AIDS Officer (PNHAO) for Dedza said that now 42.8 percent of Children in the district are stunted higher the national rate […]
An international charity organization, Oxfam, has embarked on a project aimed at confronting rising cases of malnutrition in the country. The project will pull together resources towards the nutrition sector. The Oxfam Malawi project that has been first launched in Dowa, is also set to be launched in other two districts of Dedza and Salima. […]
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the government of Ireland are now dug in frontline war trenches to fight malnutrion in Malawi and say victory is pn their side. WFP and the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS in the Ministry of Health on Wednesday welcomed a timely contribution of K515 million from the […]
Malawi may end up grappling with untold malnutrition related illnesses among thousands of farm workers especially women as they are failing to meet nutritional requirements because they are receiving exactly the meager minimum wage or something slightly above that. A study which the Centre for Social Concern (CFSC)–a social arm of the Roman Catholic Church […]
The 2019 World State of Children Report has revealed that Malawi is making tremendous progress on nutrition among children which is driven by the provision of health diet to the children. The launch of the report was held Wednesday at Bingu International Conventional Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe under the theme ‘Children, Food and Nutrition: Growing […]
Under-five malnutrition remains critical in Malawi hovering at 37 per cent despite plenty food in some areas. This cause for concern brought together experts in Nkhotakota during Global Day of Action for malnutrition. Civil Society Agriculture Network executive director Pamela Kuwali said there was need to bring down the high-levels of the malnutrition rate to […]
Chief Nutritionist in the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Ethel Mwalughali, says there is need to intensify appropriate feeding in infant and young children to reduce micronutrient deficiencies, including anaemia in children. She said this on Monday during an orientation of Ndisakanizeni Micronutrient Powder (MNP) to Nkhotakota District Health Management Team (DHMT) and District […]
Graca Machel Trust founder Graca Machel has described malnutrition levels in the country in Malawi as alarming; and, has since called for more effort from civil society organisations (CSOs) and stakeholders. Machel said in the capital Lilongwe during a high level dialogue on the state of malnutrition in Malawi organised by Civil Society Organisation Nutrition […]
The Catholic Health Commission (CHC) of the Diocese of Lilongwe says the problem of malnutrition can be dealt with if local councils have good human resource capacity. The call was made by CHC project manager Chawanangwa Phiri recently at the end of a two-day capacity building workshop for district nutrition coordinating committee (DNCC) for Salima. […]
Some cultural misconceptions in Mzimba that restrict parents to administer certain food to their children are said to fuel cases of malnutrition in the district. This was revealed during a week-long awareness campaign on infant and young child feeding organized by World Vision and Mzimba district health office across Mzimba South. Mzimba District Health Nutrition […]
Members of Parliament who converged at Lilongwe Hotel were shocked with acute malnutrition in under-five children caused by food shortages. Budget analysis by Civil Society Organization Nutrition Alliance invited the members of Parliament from various subcommittees in order for them to appreciate the levels of malnutrition in the country. In the same meeting CSONA gave […]
People of Dowa have been urged not to be lured by higher prices to sell all their harvest to vendors to reduce hunger, stunting and malnutrition in the country. Speaking during a global day of action for Nutrition in Traditional Authority Chakhaza in Dowa, Chief Nutritionist in the Department of Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Blessings […]
With 6.5 million people – a third of the population – in Malawi facing acute food shortage, UNICEF has committed to continue vital nutrition support for the country’s 300,000 children who are at risk of malnutrition in the current emergency. The UN agency has just completed a mass screening of under five children, and reached […]
Government and non-governmental organisations have joined forces in a battle against stunting in Dedza and Salima and have since pulled together a K6 billion resource envelop for the war. Deputy secretary for the Department of Nutrition and HIV Owen Wanda said research shows that Dedza and Salima are the worst hit with stunting rates hovering […]
Zondeni powder is a healing and immune restorative, if used by those living HIV positive, it has the potential of reinstating the CD 4 count immunity within twenty one days only. Born on 12 January 1983, from Mapeka Village, Traditional Authority Mabuka in Mulanje District, Chrispin Jedegwa a Chancellor College graduate in Bachelors of Arts […]
The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) said Tuesday it is carrying out a mass screening for malnutrition in children under five across the country amid reports of increasing hunger. Mahimbo Mdoe, UNICEF country representative, said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that the mass screening – in 25 districts, 90 per cent of […]
Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima on Sunday headed to Washington DC in the United States of America where he will attend the launch of the Leadership Council of Compact 2025, a global initiative to end hunger and malnutrition by the year 2025. The initiative, to fight hunger and malnutrition by 2025, was put together by […]