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World Press Freedom Day event reveals media freedom in Malawi has a new landscape

by M Silvestri May 5, 2012

Media freedom in Malawi has been commonly deplored, but amidst the political transition that brought Malawi its first female head of state last month, Her Excellency Joyce Banda, media freedom is beginning to take an unfettered shape. The topic was denounced at a UNESCO funded event held by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) [...]

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Growing mental health awareness in Malawi calls for more trained medical professionals

by M Silvestri February 15, 2012

About half of the world’s population resides in a country where there is one psychiatrist or less to serve 200,000 people on average, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). However, in Malawi, there are only two psychiatrists and two psychologists who are registered with the Medical Council of Malawi and serving a country of [...]

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Not skirting around the issue: Malawian women take on gender norms

by M Silvestri February 7, 2012

Three thousand women were leaping out of their seats and waving their hands in the air amidst a chorus of cheers. A continuous line of speakers were taking center stage at HHI Multipurpose Hall, advocating on the topic of women’s rights. It was Seodi White, a social development lawyer and Director of Women and the [...]

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