The Malawi National Consultation Meeting ahead of the 2026 High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, was held on May 7th, 2026, at Sunbird Capital hotel in Lilongwe under the theme “Inputs for the Multi-Stakeholder Hearing and Political Declaration.” The meeting was presided by Dr. Dan Namarika, Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, and Mr. Chauncey...
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MALAWI HIV AND AIDS PARTNERSHIP FORUM UNDERSCORES THE NEED TO INTEGRATE HIV AND OTHER PUBLIC HEATH THREATS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY ESPECIALLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
The 72nd meeting of the Malawi HIV and AIDS Partnership Forum (MPF) was held on March 19th, 2026, at Sunbird Capital hotel in Lilongwe. The meeting ended on a high note with a handful of recommendations and considerations to be implemented to improve delivery service. Among the recommendations, the MPF executive members agreed to continue...
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HIV RESPONSE STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR STRONG COLLABORATION IN THE PROVISION OF HIV SERVICES FOR MALAWIANS IN DIASPORA TO AVERT TREATMENT DISRUPTIONS
On Tuesday 17th March 2026, a high-powered delegation from key HIV response stakeholders converged at the round table technical dialogue on HIV prevention and treatment for Malawians in the Diaspora. The discussions were held at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe and aimed to discuss how best to ensure that every citizen, no matter where they...
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MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS AND APPLIED SCIENCES INTELLECTUALS SPICED UP INTERNATIONAL CONDOM DAY COMMEMORATION EVENT IN BLANTYRE: AS THE DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE LAMENTS OVER INCREASED CASES OF HIV
If you are in Blantyre, especially Blantyre city then you must take HIV services seriously, HIV remains a burden in Blantyre, we are among the top-list districts registering high cases of HIV. Our city’s prevalence rate stands at 14 percent, and we need not relent in our efforts. That’s the sound warning from the Director...
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Southern Region Police Officers Equipped to Enforce the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act.
A total of 56 police officers from districts in the Southern Region comprising of Phalombe, Mulanje, Thyolo, Neno, Mwanza, Chiradzulu, Blantyre, Chikwawa and Nsanje have been oriented on the provisions of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act No. 9 of 2018. The orientation session took place on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Victoria...
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CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CREATE DEMAND FOR HIV PREVENTIVE OPTIONS IN MALAWI
A two-day meeting themed: Strengthening Civil Society Engagement in PrEP scale up -Introducing Lenacapavir in Malawi is currently underway at Crossroad Hotel in Lilongwe. The meeting has brought together officials from the UNAIDS, National AIDS Commission (NAC) and Malawi Network of AIDS Service Organizations (MANASO). Meanwhile, Civil society organizations have been challenged to continue raising...
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Malawi’s Newly instituted Parliamentary Committee on Commissions orientated by the National AIDS Commission
In its quest to improve operations, National AIDS Commission set aside time to engage and orient the newly instituted Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Corporations and State Enterprises. The session which took place on March 2nd, 2026, in Lilongwe centered on the role of the commission in the HIV national response and its mandate as...
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Malawi Parliamentary Committee on Health reassures National AIDS Commission of continued lobbying for increased domestic funding towards national response to HIV and AIDS and revamping of community-based action
Friday, 13th February 2026 marked the beginning of a strategic working relationship between the new Parliamentary Committee on Health and the National AIDS Commission, aiming at promoting and sustaining HIV and AIDS program gains from the grassroot level. The engagement which brought together the Parliamentary Committee on Health members and the National AIDS Commission Management...
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NAC IMPRESSED WITH THE 2024/2025 INTEGRATED JOINT ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE HEALTH SETOR AND THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS
The National AIDS Commission says it was greatly impressed with the high-quality deliberation and the high political commitment during the just concluded 2024/2025 Integrated Joint Annual Review held from 22nd to 23rd January 2026 in the Malawi’s Capital City Lilongwe. A total of 250 delegates among them Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Local Authorities,...