A Malawi National Commission of the UNESCO study has revealed that five million adult Malawians of 15 years and above are illiterate; meaning they cannot read or write. As Malawi joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International Literacy Day on September 8, stakeholders expressed fears that Malawi might not achieve the 2015 […]
The promise of law
I needed to travel out of the country for a friendÕs wedding last week. My passport had run out of pages and I needed to apply for a new one. I deposited the enhanced fee for an urgent passport and was informed that even this expedited process could take four to five working days, which […]
How to Administer First Aid to a Person Stung by a Jellyfish
Jellyfish most commonly injure swimmers in summer. There are several species of tropical jellyfish found in the coastal waters of Asia and northern Australia. One of these is the box jellyfish, which is the most venomous jellyfish in the world. Its sting can be fatal unless the antivenom is given urgently. All species have long […]
Southern Africa’s TB Response Needs Integrated Approach
In 1882, Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). Announcing the discovery, Koch said: "If the importance of a disease for mankind is measured by the number of fatalities it causes, then tuberculosis must be considered much more important than those most feared infectious diseases, […]
TB wake-up call for Africa
The recent emergence of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in South Africa is not only the result of poor treatment adherence by TB patients. It stems from years of neglect endured by TB programmes throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The current scale of the region’s drug resistance challenge is poorly understood, and African TB programmes are […]
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