Malawi and Health systems
- Capital:
Lilongwe - Population:
15447500 - Size:
118480.0 Km2
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- Distribution of agricultural starter packs fails to reach the poorest in Malawi
- M. Lawson; A. Cullen; B. Sibale; S. Ligomeka; F. Lwanda / Department for International Development, UK, 2001
- This paper reports on an impact assessment study of the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) Targeted Inputs Programme in Malawi. The programme aimed to deliver “starter packs” of seeds and fertiliser to...
- Substitute health workers to play an vital role in African health systems
- D. Dovlo / Human Resources for Health, 2004
- This article, from Human Resources for Health, examines the experiences of using substitute health workers (SHW) in Africa. The review focuses mainly on physicians and reviews data from Tanzania, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zamb...
- Need to address poverty and social inequalities within health systems to improve maternal health in Malawi
- D. McCoy; H. Ashwood-Smith; E. Ratsma; J. Kemp / Health Systems Trust, South Africa, 2004
- This paper, from the Health Systems Trust, is an analysis of the clinical, health systems and underlying reasons for the drastic deterioration in maternal health in Malawi. It finds that the high maternal mortality rates are a result ...
- Legislative support needed to ensure access to medicine in Malawi
- R. Lewis-Lettington; C. Banda / Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2004
- This HSRC study surveys Malawian policy and practice on the use of access to medicines-related TRIPs (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) flexibilities, as Malawian patent legislation will need to become compliant w...
- Varying economic indicators influence assessments of poor-rich inequalities
- T. A. J. Houweling; A. E. Kunst; J. P. Mackenbach / BioMed Central, 2003
- This study, published by BioMed Central, compares the impact of four different wealth indices on the measurement of health inequality among children in developing countries. The study uses the World Bank Asset Index and three other in...
- Making positive links between food and nutrition security and HIV and AIDS impacts
- S. Kadiyala; S. Gillespie / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
- This paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) highlights the implications of the AIDS pandemic for food aid strategy and programming. It presents a detailed review of the relevant literature and the findings...
- How does HIV/AIDS affect human resources for health in Malawi?
- J. M. Aitken; J. Kemp / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2003
- In the health sector, HIV/AIDS increases the demand for care, the level and complexity of work and the risk of infection, whilst also placing a strain on resources. These burdens exacerbate problems of sickness, absenteeism and worklo...
- Médecins sans Frontières’ experience of procuring antiretrovirals in ten developing countries
- Access to Essential Medicines Campaign, MSF, 2003
- As the price of antiretrovirals (ARVs) in low- and middle-income countries has fallen in recent years, governments, international agencies and non-governmental organisations have been able to start developing treatment programmes for ...
- Malawian health sector responses to HIV/AIDS do not address the needs of the poor and vulnerable
- J. Kemp; J. M. Aitken; S. LeGrand; B. Mwale / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2003
- In Malawi, HIV/AIDS has created an increasing demand for healthcare, exacerbated by population pressure, chronic poverty and food insecurity. This demand is set against a reduced capacity to supply healthcare. With funding from the Gl...
- Report for the UK Gender and Development Network
- A. Whitehead / Christian Aid, 2003
- More than half the poor citizens of heavily indebted developing countries are women. Since 1999, the international financial institutions have required these countries to formulate nationally owned participatory poverty-reduction stra...
- Malawi Medical Journal (MMJ)
- The Malawi Medical Journal is a peer reviewed, open access, quarterly, general medical journal published by the College of Medicine, University of Malawi and Medical Association of Malawi.
