Health & Nutrition

Blind and partially paralysed by a stroke a decade ago, 84-year-old Thomas Mgundo is a shining light in the drive to vaccinate the country’s population.

In the village of Thambani in the south western town of Mwanza in Malawi, the villagers get jittery at the mention of COVID-19 vaccination.

Nearly 49,000 children in Malawi could die in a decade unless we act on pneumonia, leading agencies warn

In January 2017, 24-year-old Philemon Chimbalu from Nkhatabay District, northern Malawi joined Nkhuluzi Tigwirizane Youth Club. He had one goal in mind when joining: raise money through the village savings and loans (VSL) – a component under the youth club so that he could prepare for migration to South Africa in search of greener pastures.  

By this time, Philemon was married and had two children. Philemon attests it was not easy to provide for his family.