Chimwemwe NgomaFollowing a successful launch of the GSTHR report in Africa/ Malawi and a dialogue session with stakeholders from the Ministry of Health, Ministry Trade and…
By Chimwemwe Ngoma and Vitta Mithi Smoking rates continue to rise in Africa and its low income countries such as Malawi while in the rest…
By Vita Mithi and Chimwemwe Ngoma Combustible tobacco products inhaled into the lungs are the ultimate cause of health-related harms resulting from use of tobacco…
By Lonjezo Idrissa (Volunteer Ambassador) Malawi, one of the countries in the Southern Region of Africa, has for a long time being affected with the…
By Vita Mithi (THR-Malawi Volunteer Ambassador) Harm reduction refers to policies, regulations and activities that are put forward to reduce health risks or encourage less…
By Sahani Lungu (Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocate) Fact, in Malawi, agriculture contributes to 1/3rd of the country’s GDP and up to 80% of the total…
https://youtu.be/qlqHjzaO3hI More than 5,000 children within the age range of 10 to 15 smoke tobacco in Malawi- Tobacco Atlas.
Although some research studies have established a strong relationship between smoking and alcohol consumption, it is also important to pin point that not all alcohol…
By Sahani Lungu (Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocate) There is compounding scientific evidence that smokers enjoy their habit because it stimulates the flow of feel good…
By Lonjezo Idrissa When different song artists started writing and producing their own songs for their societies, the music industry used to be one of…
“We are mindful of the anti smoking lobby and the dangers associated with smoking. We are also aware that we need to diversify away from…
By Dumase Gzambo Mapemba. He is a lung cancer patient under chemotherapy, bedridden in the medical ward at Kamuzu Central Hospital where he is battling…
By Lonjezo Idrissa In a country like Malawi, some people get initiated to tobacco smoking at a very tender age, some as young as 10…
“The disease burden caused by Non Communicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDI) is more than 30% but the programmatic funding allocated for the NCDI’s is less…
By Jim Lutzweiler (re-post from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World Website). As part of Foundation for a Smoke-Free World’s mission of ending smoking in this generation, the…
He is 13 and comes from an affluent family. He goes to one of the prestigious high schools in Blantyre. His family is spending a…
This year’s independence celebrations brought with it a number of attractive and well organized events, one of which is the Ufulu Festival which took…