Agness Manda

Low health literacy and misinformation about cancer are highly prevalent throughout sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and remain recurring challenges for cancer care across the region.1 Patients and their guardians report receiving misleading information in their communities, which influences decisions to seek care and receive treatment.1,2 Furthermore, patients report poor understanding of their disease, even after pathologic diagnosis and counseling in dedicated oncology units.2-4 Poor cancer...

By Agness MandaSalima — Police in Salima has confirmed death of a 67 year old man who suddenly drowned into Lake Malawi due to drunkenness. Police identified the deceased as Jeremuya Sitima of Kachitsa village, Traditional Authority Kambwiri in Salima. Late Sitima was working as a watchman at Salima Agriculture Development Division (ADD).

By Agness MandaSalima — As one way of conserving the environment, Wildlife Action Group (WAG) organised a sensitisation meeting aimed at creating awareness of the consequences that come about with the destruction of wildlife and National Parks.