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Group Photo at Mnyanja Health Centre in Kasungu.
Citizen Science-Community-Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA) feedback meeting.
MANERELA+ on November 14 and November 15 conducted meetings in Kasungu under the Citizen Science-Community-Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA) project. On Monday, the organization held a feedback meeting between community members around Mnyanja Health Centre and health workers at the facility. On Tuesday, MANERELA+ conducted an advocacy meeting that targeted the youth aged 15 to 25 around Chamwavi Health Centre in the district.
At both events, the MANERELA+ team, which was led by Programme Manager Carol Cassam, was accompanied by Mr. Prince Nkhata, who is the Technical Advisor – Global Health Initiatives at GIZ Malawi, who wanted to appreciate the activities that MANERELA+ is implementing in the district.
Carolyn Kassam Director of programs, Manerela+
MANERELA+ Scalling Up Advocacy Through Citizen Science-Community Led Monitoring.
By Christer Mercy Kalukusha
Stakeholders in the fight against HIV have advised Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV (MANERELA+) to scale up its advocacy by raising the profile of phase two of the four-year (2020-2024) Citizen Science Community Led Monitoring and Advocacy (CS-CLMA) project which it is implementing in partnership with the Network Of Journalists Living with HIV (JONEHA).
Young People locked in a Focus Group Discussion at Mnyanja Health Centre in Kasungu
Young People Living with HIV facing challenges to ending AIDS
By Joseph Ganthu
Focus group discussions (FGDs) conducted by young recipients of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) at Kaluluma, Mnyanja and Chamwabvi health centres in Kasungu district revealed some of the factors contributing to low viral load suppression rates among youths aged between 15 and 24 years; a situation that can hinder Malawi from ending AIDS by 2030.
Women in Group Discussion at Kaluluma Health Centre in Kasungu
Recipients of care bemoan unavailability of Bactrim.
By John Folena
Recipients of care through focus group discussions (FGDs) comprising of key populations (KPs), Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), Men Living with HIV (MLHIV), Women Living with HIV (WLHIV) and Young People Living with HIV (YPLHIV) expressed their concern on the persistent stock outs of essential drugs particularly Bactrim medically called Co-trimoxazole at their respective health facilities. They observed that Bactrim is no longer dispensed as in the past at public ART clinics since COVID 19 emerged.