“If you judge people, you have not time to love them.”-Mother Teresa At any cost an army is supposed to fight in unison. Though with different ranks and tasks, but their success or failure is collective. When one is shot, a comrade does not run to finish off but lends a hand to an ailing […]
The National Aids Commission (NAC) recently announced that it is applying for about $574 million from the Global Fund that will be used in the fight against HIV, Tuberculosis and malaria in the next three years. NAC Acting Executive Director Davie Kalomba, told the media that the application has been made in line with Global […]
Malawi’s First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has admitted that her Beautify Malawi Trust (Beam) got K5 million from the country National Aids Commission (Nac) but she was quick to deny that her charity bulldozed its way to get the money. NAC is a government institution that is mandated to fight HIV and Aids and is funded […]
More scandalous revelations are coming out on the K50,000 that Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika dished out to media representative during their recent visit to State House with the latest being that the money came from the country’s National Aids Commission (NAC). NAC is a government institution that is mandated to fight HIV and Aids […]
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have demanded an immediate refund of money amounting to about K15 million (about $30 000).First Lady Gertrude Mutharika’s Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust and tribal grouping Mulhako wa Alhomwe collected from National Aids Commission (NAC) to fund activities that have nothing to do with the fight against the HIV/Aids pandemic . National […]
Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) executive director Timothy Mtambo has warned President Peter Mutharika’s government against interfering with the National Aids Commission (NAC) business and instead concentrate on addressing the current economic mess. The remarks comes against newspaper revelations that the First Lady Getrude Mutharika’s Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust and tribal grouping Mulhako […]
Published report on Saturday November 22 indicated that First Lady Gertrude Mutharika’s Beautify Malawi (Beam) Trust and tribal grouping Mulhako wa Alhomwe in September this year asked for money amounting to about K15 million (about $30 000) from National Aids Commission (NAC) to fund activities that have nothing to do with the fight against the […]
The National Aids Commission (Nac) says it will institute scientific research on the reported cases of men developing breasts in the eastern district of Mangochi due to the highly rated new regimen of life prolonging Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs. Malawi switched from the old Stavudine (D4 T) based ARVs to the new WHO recommended Tenofovir based […]
National Aids Commission (NAC) executive director Thomas Bisika has been sent on forced leave by Malawi government effective Monday, October 6 2014, Chief Secretary George Mkondiwa confirmed. According to published report, Bisika has been sent on forced leave to pave way for investigations, which government is yet to make public. The decision was recommnended by […]
Malawi will commemorate the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and the HIV Testing and Counseling Week for this year on September 20, 2014 in Mchinji at a time when Global Fund has committed significant resources to Malawi. MacDonald Bamusi, writing in the Daily Times of Friday, September 12, 2014, reports that Global Fund has pledged US$135 […]
The latest research by National Aids Commission (NAC) carried in Malawi’s ten districts has revealed that lack of knowledge on use of female condoms is hampering efforts of empowering women in having protected sex. Presenting the findings to District AIDS Committee members at Mchinji chamber hall on Tuesday, NAC’s Information Officer Eliam Kamanga said the […]
The Malawi’s National Aids Commission (NAC) has refunded the Global Fund on tuberculosis, Aids and malaria $937 905 (about K403.3 million) following abuse of funds which took place during the implementation of one of the grants in 2010, according to an audit. A Global Fund audit has revealed the money is said to have been misappropriated through […]
The Nation Aids Commission (Nac) will hold a series of preparatory meetings to strategize on how Malawi will best present her achievements and best practices in the AID/AIDS national response at this year’s 17th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA). The ICASA 2013 will be convened by the Society for AIDS […]
Malawi continues recording success stories in response to HIV and AIDS with the latest being the drop in the national prevalence rate, according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by the country’s National AIDS Commission (NAC) and the Department of Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) indicates the […]
Fresh from the bed gate scam in Dowa, Vice President Khumbo Kachali is at it again. This time he has snatched a top of range car Toyota VX V8 which the National Aids Commission bought for its Executive Director Francis Bisika. In addition, Kachali, who is also Minister of Health, has instructed the ministry to […]
A two day capacity building workshop on effective HIV/Aids reporting started on Thursday at Bridge View Hotel in Lilongwe with a call from National Aids Commission (NAC) and the Ministry of Health to journalist to be passionate in reporting about the epidemic issues. Speaking at the opening ceremony, NAC Executive Director Dr. Thomas Bisika applauded […]
The National AIDS Commission (NAC) has organized a series of capacity building workshops for Malawian media to improve the way journalists think about and practice HIV/AIDS reporting. The workshops are scheduled to take place in all the three regions in the country, with the Central Region Workshop set for tomorrow (Thursday), November 15 at the […]
Malawi is making remarkable progress in the fight against HIV and AIDs, Mary Kum’bweza Banda, Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners for National AIDS Commission (NAC) said on Tuesday. While opening the 2012 annual review meeting of the national response for HIV and AIDS under the theme; “innovative HIV preventions- towards zero new infections” in Lilongwe, Banda […]