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Rabies is a life threatening disease caused by a virus found in the saliva of infected animals like dogs, but in Uganda, there is only one centre where one can be treated, writes Lulu Jemimah On Saturday 15, ...

An extract from the article, 'Why Hazel Should Win', by Tashi Tagg on her TVSA blog. (AllAfrica)

By Chris Kiwawulo and Conan Businge THE fuel shortage has worsened, forcing dealers to raise pump prices and ration the products.

The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the expected annual rise in the rivers during the rainy season.

The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the expected annual rise in the rivers during the rainy season. (AllAfrica)

In a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, widespread HIV infection has already translated into full-blown AIDS epidemics. This study is an important step towards understanding the complex threats to society that HIV/AIDS poses, focusing on Malawi as a representative case. It addresses the short and long term impact of HIV/AIDS by bringing together and analysing findings from qualitative and quantitative studies on the spread and impact of the epidemic. Some key conclusions of the study are: HIV and AIDS (eldis.org)

LILONGWE Monday, November 17, 2008 (IRIN) - The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the expected annual rise in the rivers during the rainy season. (irinnews.org)

DAKAR Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian policy-makers have endorsed internationally-agreed standards on rebuilding education sectors shattered by crises, in a move experts say shows that education is increasingly being regarded as life-saving. (irinnews.org)

NEW YORK Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian organisations face tough choices if the global financial crisis affects their income, as some analysts predict. Although it is too soon to predict the full impact of the crisis on funding, some agencies told IRIN they were reviewing possible cutbacks and some have started tightening their belts. (irinnews.org)

Kampala As recently as the mid-1990s, considerable parts of Kinawataka near Mbuya in Kampala constituted a bustling wetland that was fed by five streams and commanded a vast catchment area stretching from the ...

This paper examines the educational effects of conditional cash transfers (CCT) for education. The study finds that based on the evidence reviewed in this paper, there is very limited support for the conclusion that CCTs are effective educational instruments, in particular with regards to their ability to increase learning. The study is based on reviews in Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Malawi, Mexico, and Nicaragua. The paper is structured in the following (eldis.org)

This study looks at the on-going land policy reform process in Malawi. This process is formalising customary rights to land by creating individually held land titles. The authors look at: the emerging market in land the impact of land reform on womens land rights (with special emphasis on the distinction between matrilineal and patrilineal inheritance systems that coexist in Malawi) the theoretical, political and empirical basis of the reforms

The authors's find that: active (eldis.org)

The government of Malawi instigated a decentralisation programme in 2001 which involved devolving power and resources to local assemblies, with the District Assembly level playing a paramount role. This report focuses on the decentralisation process in the agricultural sector in the context of national decentralisation policies and programmes. The implementation process granted the Ministry of Agriculture the power to influence the devolving of their own powers, functions and responsibilities to (eldis.org)

This report analyses the impact of HIV/AIDS on peoples livelihoods in Malawi and on the overall socio-economic development of the country. Given the complex interplay between economic and non-economic factors in dealing with the long-term consequences of HIV/AIDS on economic growth and poverty, the report focuses on a few mitigating and aggravating factors, indicating how Malawi can cope with the consequences. The mitigating factors include: knowledge about the disease and (eldis.org)

Finance Minister Ezra Suruma again finds himself in a position where he has to answer questions as to his judgement in the way he uses public office, this time over why he reportedly asked the ministry to ...

Police have arrested a hospital technician on charges of conducting unauthorised and unsupervised chemotherapy drug trials on cancer-suffering HIV/AIDS patients in a hospital in southern Malawi. (AllAfrica)

While much of the world managed to eradicate malaria in the mid-20th century, Sub-Saharan Africa did not. Africa bears the greatest burden of malaria both in human and economic costs. (AllAfrica)

Dr. Tony Aidoo, NDC leading member , Ex-President J. J. Rawlings, Founder, NDC The vigilanCE of members of the National Democratic Congress , together with some Cape Coasters yesterday prevented a number of ...

BLANTYRE Wednesday, October 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Faisoni Kandoje, 38, has sold charcoal for nearly two decades. Each day he sets up his stall along one of the major highways in Blantyre, Malawi's commercial hub, to provide for himself and his four children. (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, October 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Grassroots AIDS organisations in Malawi are facing uncertainty as the National AIDS Commission (NAC) ends its dependence on international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for dispersing grants. (irinnews.org)

The respect Malawi's elderly once enjoyed in society is being soured by the twin pressures of poverty and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report, and the government is introducing social grants to alleviate the burden they carry. (AllAfrica)

NEW YORK Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Leaders of the top 20 industrial and big emerging-market countries will be asked to reaffirm their commitments to development assistance at the emergency summit on 15 November convened by President George W Bush to address the global financial crisis. (irinnews.org)

BLANTYRE Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - The respect Malawi's elderly once enjoyed in society is being soured by the twin pressures of poverty and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report, and the government is introducing social grants to alleviate the burden they carry. (irinnews.org)

DUBAI Monday, November 10, 2008 (IRIN) - John Holmes, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, has been in Dubai attending the inaugural Summit on the Global Agenda held by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) in partnership with the government of Dubai (7-9 November). (irinnews.org)

JOHANNESBURG Monday, November 10, 2008 (IRIN) - A pledge by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to complement UN peacekeeping forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with SADC soldiers does not take account of the regional body's limited military capacity, a military analyst told IRIN. (irinnews.org)

The respect Malawi's elderly once enjoyed in society is being soured by the twin pressures of poverty and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report, and the government is introducing social grants to alleviate the ...

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has warned that it will soon start arresting journalists who make corruption allegations but refuse to cooperate during investigations, on charges of obstructing justice and hiding evidence. (AllAfrica)

This policy brief encourages greater civil society involvement in debates around national grain (particularly maize) policies and regional food insecurity in Southern African Development Community countries. The brief argues that local evidence on the impact of national maize price and market policies can help to inform this complex issue and to address long term strategies for the region. The report summarises the regional debate over maize market reform which is sometimes characterised as technocrats (with (eldis.org)

LILONGWE Monday, October 06, 2008 (IRIN) - Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has pledged to embark on a "green belt" programme to enable the country, in the long run, to say goodbye to hunger and international food aid. (irinnews.org)

DVS has a comrade who's been working and teaching in the Republic Of Malawi for the past year.

The Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PGRF) consists of a series of targets designed to encourage transformation in the economies and policies of the participating countries, with a view of promoting macroeconomic stability, economic growth and poverty reduction with a six year framework. This research paper assess the impact of the PGRF on social services in Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania. The studies focused on intermediate outcomes, i.e., the nature of the PRGF strategy and policy framework under-pinning (eldis.org)