Today 1st December Malawi joins the Global community in observing the World AIDS Day (WAD). In Malawi the 2025 WAD commemoration has incorporated the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial (IACM). Globally the World AIDS Day is themed Overcoming Disruption, transforming the AIDS response. However locally the theme for this year`s joint event is ‘We Remember, We...
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MALAWI TRANSITION REPORT BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS HAS BEEN LAUNCHED; NAC SAYS TIME TO RETHINK HOW TO MANAGE NATIONAL HIV RESPONSE
The National AIDS Commission (NAC)Chief Executive Officer Dr. Beatrice Matanje has officially launched the Civil Society Advocacy Forum’s Transition Initiative Report. Among others, the report highlights the profound impact of recent funding shifts, especially funding cuts from the US Government, which has historically contributed significantly to Malawi’s national HIV budget. Speaking at the launching ceremony...
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NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION JOINS THE WORLD IN OBSERVING THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
As Malawi joins the global community in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, National AIDS Commission NAC stand united to say no to any form of violence against women and girls including digital violence. This year, we unite to end Digital Violence against All Women and Girls. Digital violence includes cyberbullying and...
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JUDGES ORIENTATED ON THE HIV AND AIDS PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2018
The Chief Justice of the Republic of Malawi Hon. Justice Rizine Mzikamanda SC has underscored the importance of capacitating local judges with HIV and AIDS Prevention and Management ACT of 2018 to improve administration of justice to people living with HIV whose rights have been violated. The Chief Justice made the remarks on Thursday 6th...
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“From an observer to a solution seeker!” NAC Officer, Gertrude Nsini, authors an imaginary role model book to inspire girls
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...