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Faith leaders say the proceedings, brought by a transgender woman, are an attempt to legitimise ‘sinful acts’

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Jean Sendeza has bemoaned rising cases of violence against the elderly, saying government has formulated the Elderly Persons Bill to address the vice. Speaking in Lilongwe yesterday when she presided over the World Elder Abuse Awarenesses Day, the minister said between January and June this year, 10

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Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV and Aids (Manerela+) on Tuesday oriented 280 recipients of care from Kasungu and Dedza districts on treatment adherence. The training, organised with funding from the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was aimed at improving uptake of antiretroviral

The Malawi Network of Older Persons' Organizations (MANEPO) says there is a need for the country to put in place proper mechanisms that aims at advancing

Malawi Network of People Affected by HIV and Aids (Manerela+) Kasungu district supervisor Joseph Nthondo has asked anti-retroviral therapy (ART) recipients to demand quality health services when accessing treatment in health facilities. He made the call on Tuesday during a dialogue session between health care providers and ART recipients from support groups in the district.

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Mobs have killed six elderly persons and injured 40 more between January and March this year over witchcraft suspicions, The Nation has learnt. The figures, released by the Malawi Network of Order Persons’ Organisations (Manepo), show the worsening and unchecked abuse of elderly persons in the country on the back of an ineffective century old

Virginia Simiyone, whose age she does not know, but comes from Mulima Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mabuka in Mulanje, is worried. As an old woman, she feels insecure. The elderly are being killed on allegations that they are practising witchcraft thus killing young men and women in the villages. “What worries me is that

Malawi Network of Older Persons’ Organization (MANEPO) says it has embarked on assessment of the Cyclone Freddy survivors after securing funds for the cause.