Exciting news! The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an injectable drug for HIV prevention called Lenacapavir (LEN) as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. The drug needs to be injected just twice a year for the HIV Negative at-risk population groups. The approval means the drug could be rolled out globally to help overcome barriers...
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The UNAIDS Joint Programme Plan for Malawi 2025-2030 unveiled; experts say time to review commitment to scale the gains.
The UNAIDS Joint Programme Plan for Malawi for 2025-2030 has been unveiled. The program focuses on ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. This program builds upon the National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS (2023-2025) and aims to accelerate progress towards the 95-95-95 targets, ensuring that most people living with HIV know...
NAC Demonstrates Linkage of Law, Culture and Health Promotion.
At the first ever National Health Promotion Conference, the National AIDS Commission (NAC) delivered an intriguing articulation of how the law, culture and health promotion depend on each other. The Director of Programs at NAC, Mrs Chimwemwe Mablekisi, was among the distinguished quadruple of panelists who handled the topic of intersection on Law, Culture and...
Malawi Successfully Holds First Ever National Health Promotion Conference.
Health communication experts and stakeholders across Malawi convened in Mangochi at the Sunbird Nkopola on 28th and 29th of May 2025 for the first ever National Health Promotion Conference, a very exciting and intriguing event where learning through sharing best practices took place. The conference was held under the theme “Communicating Health: Changing Behaviours, Transforming...
Leaders from 11 African Countries Develop Policy Recommendations to Sustain and Strengthen Global HIV Response
Amid funding disruptions, leaders from 11 African Countries release policyrecommendations to advance HIV response—backed by more than 60 experts from aroundthe world May 9, 2025 — As disruptions in U.S. Government funding for global health destabilizehealthcare services for millions of people and threaten a major resurgence of the globalHIV pandemic, leaders of the HIV response...
ELEVEN EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES AGREE TO DRIVE INTEGRATION AGENDA OF HIV AND AIDS INTO ROUTINE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
A Convening of policymakers, HIV focused Civil Society Organizations and other experts on Sustainable HIV Prevention Initiative, which was held in Lilongwe on 18-19 February 2025 at the BICC, discussed and showcased examples of how they were integrating HIV prevention initiatives into the mainstream health systems and shared insights on the key facilitators of success...
MALAWI HOSTS THE SUSTAINABLE HIV PREVENTION CONVENING
The Malawi National AIDS Commission, the Ministry of Health, and the Center for Innovation in Global Health at Georgetown University co-hosted a Sustainable HIV Prevention Convening from 18-19 February 2025 at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe. The Sustainable HIV Prevention Initiative grew out of multi-stakeholder discussions at the 22nd International Conference on AIDS...
NAC Participates in Pan African Conference- Women in Management and Leadership Conference. ‘Leading in Addressing Inequalities’
The month of March is dedicated to celebrating women, fostering women empowerment and dispelling gender inequalities. Pan African Conference is a platform that has been dedicated to empowering women in various aspects of life for a decade now. It brings together women leaders with accomplished accolades from different countries and various fields of disciplines to...
UNDUNA WA ZAUMOYO CHIDZIWITSO- CHITSIMIKIZO CHA KUPITILILA KUPELEKA THANDIZO LOLIMBANA NDI KACHILOMBO KA HIV NDI MATENDA A EDZI MUZIPATALA ZONSE ZA DZIKO LINO
Unduna wa zaUmoyo ukudziwitsa anthu kuti ntchito yopeleka thandizo lolimbana ndi kachilombo ka HIV lipitilila muzipatala zonse za dziko lino .Undunawu ukudziwitsa anthu kuti tili ndi mankhwala a ARV ndi mankhwala ena onse olimbana ndi kachilombo ka HIV ndi matenda a Edzi okwanila m’dziko muno. Kuonjezera apo, undunawu ukuyembekezera kulandilaso mankhwala ena ndipo upitilila kudziwitsa...
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PRESS RELEASE – ASSURANCE OF SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF HIV/AIDS SERVICES IN ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES IN MALAWI
The Ministry of Health wishes to inform the public that all HIV/AIDS services will continue to be provided normally in all the public and private health facilities across the country.The Ministry, wishes to inform the public that the country has adequate quantities of ARVs, test kits and other supplies. Further, the Ministry has put measures...