Getrude Nsini, National AIDS Commission Coordination and Capacity Building Officer, has finalized translating her ideas into action. She has launched an imaginary role model book titled ‘Selina Mtsikana Olimba Mtima’. The underlying objective of this book is to transform the mindset of girls—to shift from seeing themselves as powerless victims of circumstance to strong, responsible,...
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A total of 300 health researchers, program implementers, and policy makers gathered in Lilongwe to share groundbreaking findings aimed at building resilient and sustainable health systems
“In the HIV space, research is not a luxury. It is a necessity. The HIV virus is dynamic, and our national response must be equally responsive”,sounded Dr. Beatrice Matanje, National AIDS Commission Chief executive officer at the start of the Malawi’s first National Public Health Research Dissemination Conference. The conference which NAC has co-hosted will...
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NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION CO-HOSTS MALAWI’S FIRST NATIONAL PUBLIC RESEARCH DISSEMINATION CONFERENCE
The Malawi’s first National Public Health Research Dissemination Conference has started today at Bingu International Convention Centre in the Malawi’s capital city Lilongwe. The Conference will run from today 29th to Friday 31st October 2025 and has brough together over 300 researchers to share groundbreaking findings aimed at building resilient and sustainable health systems. The...
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MALAWI AND OTHER AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS APPLAUDED FOR SWIFTLY RESPONDING TO HIV FUNDING CUTS
African Health advocates in the HIV response have challenged leaders in the continent to establish more sustainable financing systems amidst donor fatigue if efforts to end HIV as a public health threat by 2030 are to materialize. The call was made recently at a webinar under the theme: “At a crossroads: Reimagining Africa’s HIV Response...
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NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION EXCITED WITH PEPFAR INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT UP TO 2 MILLION PEOPLE WITH LENACAPAVIR BY 2028
An announcement made by the U.S. Department of State-President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to bring U.S.-based Gilead Sciences’ breakthrough drug lenacapavir to market in high-burden HIV countries has excited the National AIDS Commission-(NAC) saying it is a sigh of relief to most affected countries including Malawi. The PEPFAR support is expected to reach...
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NAC JOINS LAUNCH OF FOUR STRATEGIC GENDER DOCUMENTS
The Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare has launched four strategic documents aimed at providing a strong policy framework on gender programing in the country. The strategic documents are the Ministry of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Strategic Plan (2024–2030), National Gender Policy (2025–2030), National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy (ECD), and...
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THE MALAWI HIV AND AIDS PARTNERSHIP FORUM (MPF) MEMBERS GATHERED IN LILONGWE TO DISCUSS TOPICAL ISSUES ON NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS
The 71st meeting of the Malawi HIV and AIDS Partnership Forum (MPF) was held on August 20th, 2024, in the Malawi Capital city Lilongwe. The meeting ended on a high note with the incoming MPF members pledging a commitment to work collaboratively to generate domestic funding. The MPF is an advisory body to the National...
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From Relief to Resilience! NAC Advocates for Sustainable, African-Focused Health Systems
At the Africa’s Roadmap to Self-Reliant Healthcare Webinar on August 27, 2025, Dr. Beatrice Matanje, CEO of the National AIDS Commission, delivered a compelling call to action below: The path ahead is not paved with aid but with audacity. Africa has the talent, resolve, and ingenuity to build health systems that serve our people. Let’s...
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NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT TO SHARE LATEST INFORMATION ON HIV AND AIDS AND ADDRESS MEDIA CONCERNS
In its quest to improve working relationship with the media, the National AIDS Commission (NAC) on Tuesday August 22, 2025, organized a day-long high-level media engagement. The meeting was held in Mponera. The Commission observed that media interaction was one fundamental aspect to leveraging cordial working relationships as it takes lead in the multisectoral coordination...
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NAC CALLS FOR MULTISECTORAL UNITY IN MOBILIZING DOMESTIC FINANCING OF THE NATIONAL HIV AND AIDS RESPONSE
Let’s join hands to mobilize domestic funding towards national response to HIV and AIDS programming amidst dwindling global resources for external financing. The National AIDS Commission Chief executive officer Dr. Beatrice Matanje made the call on Tuesday 19th August 2025, during orientation of executive members of the Malawi HIV and AIDS Partnership Forum (MPF). Dr....