The Magistrate’s Court in Mangochi on Wednesday, 13th March 2024, ordered two women found guilty on six counts bordering on violation of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act and the Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) Act to pay fines totalling K2,450,000 or in default serve a two-year jail term. Senior Resident Magistrate...
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Court orders Balaka man to pay a woman K65,000 as compensation for disclosing her HIV positive status
In a landmark case involving the application of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act, the Balaka Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 11th March, ordered a man to compensate a woman he called “wa Edzi” with K65,000. Frank Nazombe invoked the wrath of the HIV and AIDS Act by calling Enet Matumba “wa Edzi”, a...
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Court to sentence fake Gamora HIV cure suppliers on Tuesday 12th March 2024
The Mangochi Magistrate Court has set Tuesday as a day on which it will sentence two women who stand accused on six counts bordering on violation of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act Number 9 of 2018 and the Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) Act. Senior Resident Magistrate Muhammad Chande adjourned the...
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Implementation of injectable PrEP starts March 2024
The Ministry of Health will start implementation of the long-acting injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in March. The announcement was made through the Department of HIV, AIDS and Viral Hepatitis in the ministry on Wednesday, 28th February 2024. An implementation science for the long-acting injectable PrEP was launched in Lilongwe on 1st September 2023, adding the...
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National AIDS Commission has new CEO
The Independent State Institution, National AIDS Commission (NAC), has a new substantive Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She is Dr. Beatrice Lydia Matanje, an accomplished medical doctor and public health physician. Dr. Matanje, who assumed her new role on 2nd October 2023, holds a bachelor’s degree of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the then University of...
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NAC presents MISA Malawi Red Ribbon Awards
This morning, National AIDS Commission (NAC) honoured its pledge to present two state-of-the-art HP laptops to winners of the 2023 MISA Malawi Red Ribbon Awards. NAC presented one of the laptops to Zodiak Broadcasting Station’s Leah Malekano who emerged winner in the electronic category. Audrey Kapalamula, formerly of Times Group, triumphed in the print category....