Malawi Wire

May 5, 2022

Free Money Improves Good Health

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The Pavlovic Today

Sze Yan Liu, Montclair State University When people living in poverty in countries like Malawi, Indonesia and Ecuador receive cash payments without having to do anything in return, they have better health, according to a scientific review of a large body of research. To reach that finding, our interdisciplinary team of public health experts, economists and epidemiologists from Canada, Germany, New Zealand and the U.S. pooled data from 34 studies that involved 1,140,385 participants in 50,095 households across Africa, the Americas and Southeast Asia. Our systematic review and meta-analysis also… Continue reading “Free Money Improves Good Health”

April 30, 2022

Incumbent Commonwealth secretary-general fires a shot across the bow of a rival Caribbean candidate, and the region is taking note

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Global Voices

L-R: Photo of Jamaica’s candidate for the post of Commonwealth secretary-general, Kamina Johnson Smith, by World Trade Organization/Cuika Foto on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0; and photo of the incumbent, Patricia Scotland, by The Commonwealth on Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0. Caribbean netizens are becoming increasingly interested in the competition for the post of Commonwealth secretary-general, which has turned out to be a race between two women claiming the region: the incumbent, Patricia Scotland, who was born in Dominica and raised in the UK, and Jamaican politician Kamina Johnson Smith, whose decision to… Continue reading “Incumbent Commonwealth secretary-general fires a shot across the bow of a rival Caribbean candidate, and the region is taking note”

March 19, 2022

Tanzanian giants ‘closing in’ on Orlando Pirates’ Gabadinho Mhango-reports

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TDPel Media

Tanzanian giants Young Africans SC are rumoured to be closing in on the signing of Orlando Pirates star Gabadinho Mhango. READ | BAFANA BAFANA COACH HUGO BROOS EXPLAINS KAIZER CHIEFS AND ORLANDO PIRATES TARGET SNUB Mhango has continued to struggle for game time at Pirates and Young Africans are reported to be keen to take him on board. Mhango embroiled in controversy early this seasonMhango had been embroiled in a lot of off the field controversy, that has subsequently hampered his game time at Pirates. First he was he was held up outside of a Pretoria night club, with reports suggesting he co… Continue reading “Tanzanian giants ‘closing in’ on Orlando Pirates’ Gabadinho Mhango-reports”

March 16, 2022

Orlando Pirates latest: Ncikazi admits Bucs have problems upfront!

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TDPel Media

Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi has admitted that the team has problems in their striking department as goals seem hard to come by. The Sea Robbers have had to rely on their midfielders, and heavily on wing-back Bandile Shandu for goals in recent weeks. And while Ncikazi and Fadlu Davids have a number of quality strikers at their disposal, getting it right appears to be a challenge for the technical team. Ncikazi was explaining the technical team’s decision to chop and change their striking department, saying they’re doing that because they are still looking to find who will score goal… Continue reading “Orlando Pirates latest: Ncikazi admits Bucs have problems upfront!”

March 10, 2022

USAID’s CoVLEx Initiative Brings Private Sector Learnings to the Global South

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TDPel Media

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Population Services International (PSI), hosted a virtual discussion through the City-to-City COVID-19 Vaccine Learning Exchange (CoVLEx) initiative. Representatives from cities and countries across the global south gathered to discuss the critical role of the private sector in global efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. USAID launched the CoVLEx program in September 2021, in partnership with NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, to share tools and best practices as the world races to vaccinat… Continue reading “USAID’s CoVLEx Initiative Brings Private Sector Learnings to the Global South”

March 8, 2022

Women and Youth Take Climate Action in Malawi

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TDPel Media

Had village elders not intervened in stopping her parents from marrying her off at 13, Catherine Mkandawire would have become another statistic. Malawi has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world: 42 per cent of girls are married before 18 and 9 per cent before age 15. By avoiding that fate, Ms. Mkandawire was able to get an education and earned an advanced degree in community development. Now 28, she is a climate advocate and a leader in UNFPA’s Safeguard Youth Programme, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, which champions youth, including protecting girls… Continue reading “Women and Youth Take Climate Action in Malawi”