Communities Taking a Sting Out of Poaching With Alternative Livelihoods — Global Issues

Communities Taking a Sting Out of Poaching With Alternative Livelihoods — Global Issues

IFAW recently translocated elephants into Kasungu National Park, which is on the Malawi-Zambia border. IFAW is implementing the Room to Roam initiative so that these elephants can have safe passage in the corridor. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS by Charles Mpaka (chipata, zambia) Wednesday, November 01, 2023 Inter Press Service CHIPATA, ZAMBIA, Nov…

Land Beneficiaries Lament Worsening Poverty in Resettled Areas — Global Issues

Land Beneficiaries Lament Worsening Poverty in Resettled Areas — Global Issues

People relocated to the Nakadanga Trust in Machinga District, Malawi, bemoan the lack of opportunities and schooling in the area they were relocated to live in. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS by Charles Mpaka (blantyre) Friday, June 30, 2023 Inter Press Service BLANTYRE, Jun 30 (IPS) – Located between two heavily-deforested mountains, Nakadanga…

Cyclone Freddy Devastates Communities, Farmers, Heightens Food Insecurity — Global Issues

Cyclone Freddy Devastates Communities, Farmers, Heightens Food Insecurity — Global Issues

Malawi’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs shows that 2.2 million people have been affected, with 676 killed and 538 missing after Cyclone Freddy hit Malawi earlier this month. Credit: Red Cross by Charles Mpaka (sonjeke, malawi) Thursday, March 30, 2023 Inter Press Service SONJEKE, MALAWI, Mar 30 (IPS) – In Sonjeka…

Belief in Witchcraft Costing Lives of Elderly Women in Malawi — Global Issues

Belief in Witchcraft Costing Lives of Elderly Women in Malawi — Global Issues

Attacks on the elderly are increasing in Malawi, often under the pretext that witchcraft is at play. Survivor Christian Mphande lived to tell her story, but there is a worrying increase in elder abuse. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS by Charles Mpaka (blantyre) Friday, March 17, 2023 Inter Press Service BLANTYRE, Mar 17…

Research Uncovers Cheaper Diagnostic Tools For Chronic Hepatitis B in Africa — Global Issues

Research Uncovers Cheaper Diagnostic Tools For Chronic Hepatitis B in Africa — Global Issues

Patients in Africa often cannot access treatment as per the WHO hepatitis B guidelines. Now researchers have found a way to improve the diagnosis and care of people living with hepatitis B. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS by Charles Mpaka (blantyre) Thursday, March 02, 2023 Inter Press Service BLANTYRE, Mar 02 (IPS) –…

Malawi Suffers Worst Cholera Outbreak in Decades — Global Issues

Malawi Suffers Worst Cholera Outbreak in Decades — Global Issues

Cholera ward in a health centre in Blantyre. Malawi has experienced a massive rise in cholera in the past year. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS by Charles Mpaka (blantyre) Monday, January 09, 2023 Inter Press Service BLANTYRE, Jan 09 (IPS) – On March 3, 2022, Malawi declared a cholera outbreak after a district…