The National Aids Commission (NAC) has said HIV and Aids prevalence rate is decreasing in the country. NAC Project Coordinator, Amidu Tung’ande said the decrease among other factors is being necessitated by the fact that Malawians are now aware of how they can prevent the spread of the virus. National Aids Commission HIV and Aids […]
National AIDS Commission (NAC) said capacity building to commercial sex workers could help them understand their human rights and be able to demand services which they have been denied for so long. NAC HIV Prevention Officer, Dominic Likongwe said this in Rumphi during District HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee (DACC) meeting on Wednesday. He explained that to […]
Sex workers plying their trade in central region lakeshore district of Salima have launched a complaint to National Aids Commission (NAC) board chair Paramount Chief Kyungu of police harassment and brutality. Spekaing on Tuesday in Salima when NAC Board chair Kyungu visited the district in order to appreciate how it is responding to HIV and Aids fight, […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has appointed Davie Kalomba as executive director for National AIDS Commission (NAC). Kalomba confirmed that he has been offered the appointment saying he is “greatly honoured” and feel “deeply humbled”. He said NAC was an important institution in the country and he would ensure that it continues playing its rightful role. […]
In a bid to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS and promote education among the youth, National Aids Commission – NAC’s has launched the “Stay in School Initiative”. Commissioner Chimwemwe Kaonga lauched the initiative at a function held at St Kizito Community Day Secondary School in Blantyre. The initiative which is targeting vulnerable youth […]
The Protect the Goal High HIV Cluster Project is expected to be launched on high note on Saturday afternoon with a thrilling Thyolo derby as the main activity of the day. Sworn rivals Thyolo Eagles and Thyolo United will face each other in the opening round of the 2016 Thyolo District Presidential Cup competition at […]
In a quest to popularize the 90-90-90 targets enshrined in the 2015-2020 National Strategic Plan (NSP), the National Aids Commission (NAC) is engaging university students to enlighten them on the targets. The 90 90 90 targets look at making sure that by the year 2020, 90% of those living with HIV should know their status, […]
Parliament has described the National Aids Commission (NAC) funding to three partisan organisations, including the First Lady’s Beautify Malawi (Beam) as illegal and has since asked for audited accounts of the state controlled HIV and AIDS management body. Chair of the parliamentary committee on HIV and AIDS Davies Gumba Banda said there were many unanswered […]
Anti Corruption Bureau(ACB) Deputy Director General, Reyneck Matemba, on Thursday sent strong warning to all implementing partners for HIV and Aids projects that ACB will unleash a whip unsparingly in order to completely root out all forms of corruption and wrongful self-enrichment happening in the sector. Matemba issued a stern warning on during the signingceremony […]
National AIDS Commission (NAC), an institution entrusted with the responsibility of leading and coordinating the fight against HIV and AIDS has been rocked with massive resignations in the last few months, Nyasa Times has estblished. According records in Nyasa Times possession the following people have resigned from NAC with their corresponding date of resignation: Tamani […]
Reuters news agency has corrected a news item that had erroneously reported that the Global Fund had cancelled US$574 million of grants to Malawi. In an update, Reuters reported that Global Funda has redirected the funding away from Malawi’s National Aids Council (NAC) after allegations of financial mismanagement, including the purchase of vehicles that were […]
The Malawi government is currently refunding MK3 billion (about US$6.4 million) to the Global Fund for misusing the funds in the year 2010. The Global Fund used its independent auditors to reveal the unplanned expenditures by the Malawi government through its National Aids Commission (NAC) which included buying unbudgeted vehicles. The documents from the Auditors […]
When Global Fund announced that it would no longer provide funding to the National Aids Commission (NAC) and that Malawi has been struck off from the list as a Principal Recipients (PR), government in the name of Minister of Health, Jean Kalilani and Chief Secretary to Government, George Mkondiwa, came out blazing and said this […]
The Malawi Aids Counselling and Resource Organisation (MACRO), one of the country’s oldest providers of HIV and AIDS services, may be forced to retrench at least half of its workforce by June this year as a result of a 50 percent aid cut from National Aids Commission (NAC). This development will drastically affect thousands of […]
Civil Society Organisations in Malawi which led the January 13 national demonstrations over the National Aids Commission (NAC) misdirecting of HIV/AIDS funds to institutions that have nothing to do with HIV/AIDS response have hit back at government and activist Billy Banda for blaming the stripping of the commission’s principal recipient (PR) status of Global Fund […]
The flagship national weekly, Malawi News has queried government’s recent accusations of civil society leaders for reporting abuse of National Aids Commission (NAC) to Global Fund, arguing that before blaming others as being unpatriotic, the government should examine the actions of those who dined and wined on the account of Aids/HIV money and consider whether […]
National AIDS Commission (NAC) a government agency has for the past six months deployed one of its staff member; Mrs. Leonisa Nsiku Mukaka to work in the civil society as acting executive director of Malawi Network of AIDS Services Organizations (MANASO). Leonisa Nsiku Mukaka was from July 2014 up to 26th January, 2015 working as […]
Despite being accorded the joint principal recipient of Global Funds on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria response in the country alongside Action Aid and World Vision, the Malawi government through the Ministry of Health has been urged by Global Fund to upgrade its weak financial systems on HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB response, Nyasa Times can reveal. […]