Armyworms in Malawi are threatening food security by reducing crop yields with over 167 hectares of maize fields have been attached in Ntcheu fueling the risk of decreased agricultural production d

Ministry of Natural Resources Energy and Mining Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services alongside Department of Disaster Management Affairs have taken a new approach in Managing Cl

The Global Environment Facility Partners Network (GPN) has embarked on an initiative to plant 10,000 trees in several districts in Malawi’s Lilongwe, Mzimba and Chikwawa to mitigate against the eff

Civil registration and vital statistics systems are increasingly recognized as drivers of human rights, health, and development programs—especially for women and children. Vital statistics systems are weak in most low-income countries, precisely where the burden of maternal and child deaths is highest and, therefore, the need for up-to-date, high-quality estimates of levels and trends in maternal and child mortality is greatest.

TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Africa's small farmers, more than half of whom buy their seeds from local informal markets, need access to improved seeds that can yield more food and cope wi

Efforts to end preventable newborn deaths will fail if the poor are not reached with effective interventions. To understand what works to reach vulnerable groups, the researchers describe and explain the uptake of a highly effective community-based newborn health intervention across social strata in Asia and Africa.

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About 233 families have been left destitute after a violent rainstorm destroyed their houses in Phalombe district, police have confirmed.

The Green Climate Fund has approved US$12.3 million for Malawi to implement early warning systems for a period of six years from 2016 to 2021.Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Brigh

Following reports of increasing food shortage and hunger problem in Malawi coming from its communities and villages, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is carrying out a mass screening for

African countries have agreed to cooperate in setting limits for use of lead in paints with a view to phasing it out by 2020.

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