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Kachepatsonga-MANERELA+ P.M
MANERELA+ DISTRIBUTED 30 GOATS TO ADOLESCENT MOTHERS IN DEDZA DISTRICT AS PART OF THE VIIV HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE.
By Alfonso Mpima
Harold Kachepatsonga, the programs manager for the Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with HIV/AIDS (MANELERA+), has called on stakeholders to make intentional efforts that might support the economic empowerment of people living with HIV/AIDS. Kachepatsonga shared his sentiments.
Kachepatsonga stated, “The project is aimed at improving the health of adolescent mothers. This livestock pass-on initiative is supposed to improve their lives by allowing them to own goats, receive manure, and share with others as they increase. Other organisations can help these folks alter their livelihoods.”
Steven Gama-Dedza
ONE STOP CENTER: BENEFITS OF INTERGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY
By Christer Kalukusha
In many parts of the world, stigma associated with HIV hinders recipients of care from seeking health care and the support they need from health facilities. Despite HIV being known in Malawi in 1985, some people still have a negative attitude towards people living with HIV which discourages recipients of care from publicly or freely accessing healthcare services out of fear of being discriminated
Kasalika Health Facility-Kasungu
POOR INFRASTRUCTURE AFFECTING PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
By Starphel Sithole
Among other factors associated with non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the fear of disclosing an HIV status to prevent stigma and discrimination. Stigma and discrimination can be facilitated by a health infrastructure whose service space is not spacious for privacy and confidentiality. Recipients of care ask for addressing the problem in health facilities where it exists.
PrEP Tablets.
CS-CLMA FACILITATES CHANGE AT KASUNGU DISTRICT HOSPITAL.
By Christer Kalukusha
Citizen Science Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA) project is largely contributing to a growing demand of health services including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by key populations in health facilities in Kasungu and Dedza districts.
Newly built Kasungu ART room.
CS-CLMA FACILITATES CHANGE AT KASUNGU DISTRICT HOSPITAL.
By Starphel Sithole
There has been a construction of a modern ART infrastructure at Kasungu District Hospital following demands of the community members and recipients of care as a result of community empowerment and engagement meetings with duty bearers facilitated by Citizen Science Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS_CLMA) project.
Imago Dei.
STATEMENT ON THE FAITH COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATION AGAINST LGBTIQ+ IN MALAWI AND ITS CALL TO CRIMINALIZATION OF SAME SEX RELATIONS.
By Manerela+
Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with of Personally Affected by HIV and AIDS (MANERELA+), is an interfaith registered organisation in Malawi that was birthed to advocate, engage and fight against any form of faith driven stigma, discrimination, Inertia, Mis-action in the context of HIV and its related vices. The organization continues to exist to act as a conscious of faith or matters of ethics on contentious matters like the current vitriol against LGBTIQ+ plus community in the context of the court case on the population. MANERELA+ being a critical eye to faith engagement wishes to underline the role of faith in the midst of acrimony, dehumanization and its stance with the marginalized.
End TB.
TB TESTS AND TREATMENTS INCREASING AS CS-CLMA INTENSIFIES ITS CAMPAIGN IN DEDZA AND KASUNGU.
By Fortina Kazembe.
TB tests and treatments increasing as the Citizen Science Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA) Project intensifies its campaign around selected health facilities in Kasungu and Dedza districts according to reports presented at the Community Consultative Group (CCG) meetings held in the aforementioned respective districts on 22nd and 23rd June 2023.
Antiretroviral Drug.
CS-CLMA YIELDS A SUCCESSFUL DECLINE IN ART DEFAULTERS.
By Fortina Kazembe.
There has been a successful decline in ART defaulters from 1,138 in the previous quarter to 757 in the current quarter at health facilities the Citizen Science-Community Led Monitoring and Advocay (CS-CLMA) project is working in Kasungu District a development which agrees with the National Strategic Plan 2020-2025 (NSP 2020-25) in which it is asking for an improvement in ART retention and adherence among adults, adolescents, and children.
Female Sex Workers.
SEX WORKERS DEVELOP AN INTEREST IN HIV TESTING SERVICES
By John Folena.
Female sex workers (FSWs) in Kasungu particularly around health facilities where Citizen Science-Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA) project is working have developed a strong interest in HIV Testing Services (HTS) as noted by a growing number from 18 in the last quarter to 189 in the current quarter according to a report presented and validated at the Community Consultative Group (CCG) meeting on 22nd June 2022 at Kasungu Boma.
Imago Dei.
STATEMENT ON THE FAITH COMMUNITY REACTION OVER THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CASE BY TWO PERSONS SEEKING CLARITY ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL STANCE ON MALAWI’S SEX LAWS ON THE BASIS OF BEING DISCRIMINATORY.
By MANERELA+
MANERELA+ is an interfaith registered organization in Malawi that was birthed to advocate, engage and fight against any form of faith driven stigma, discrimination, Inertia Mis-action in the context of HIV and its related vices. The organization emerged from a backdrop of the lack of action from faith at the epic point of HIV and AIDS, where discrimination was the key driver, embedded in the messaging and lack of encouragement and hopelessness that was directed at people living with or personally affected by the HIV and AIDS. MANERELA+ was born to act as a catalyst for creation of a conducive environment through identification and engagement of faith leaders who could champion the reversal of the then prevailing situation.
Lobi Health Centre, Dedza.
CS-CLMA CONTRIBUTING TO THE MALAWI NATIONAL HIV RESPONSE
By Starphel Sithole
The Revised Malawi National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS 2020-2025 says empowerment, involvement and engagement of community structures especially recipients of care and gate keepers in the community such as block leaders and Religious Leaders is one of the core pillars guiding the work towards the fight against HIV (Malawi National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS response 2020 to 2025).