LILONGWE, 27 December (PLUSNEWS) - Chisomo Jonasi, 12, who lives in Lirangwe, on the outskirts of Blantyre, Malawi's second city, lost both his parents to AIDS-related illnesses 18 months ago. He now spends most of his time doing odd jobs in people's gardens to support his three siblings, the youngest of which is five. Full report

LILONGWE, 21 December (PLUSNEWS) - A group of traditional leaders in Mchinji district, about 100km west of Malawian capital, Lilongwe, has become involved in HIV/AIDS awareness efforts in their communities, encouraging people to talk more openly about the epidemic. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 5 July (PLUSNEWS) - As the Malawian government takes stock of its anti-AIDS treatment programme, health officials have been faced with the question: how does a poor country with a serious epidemic and an overburdened health system provide indefinite care for up to 200,000 people living with HIV? Full report

LILONGWE, 29 November (PLUSNEWS) - In an effort to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS among truck drivers and sex workers, the World Food Programme (WFP) and TNT, a Netherlands based logistics company, have set up a counselling and treatment centre at Malawi's border with Mozambique. Full report

LILONGWE, 21 June (PLUSNEWS) - Malawi has launched a comprehensive welfare plan to mitigate the impact of poverty and HIV/AIDS on its estimated one million orphans. Full report

BLANTYRE, 8 June (PLUSNEWS) - The impacts of drought, HIV/AIDS and a weak economy have combined to undermine already vulnerable households in Malawi's rural areas. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 5 December (PLUSNEWS - DFID) - Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, is losing up to US$26 million for every nurse who leaves the country in search of greener pastures, according to a new research paper. Full report

ZOMBA, 21 November (PLUSNEWS - DFID) - Despite being largely preventable, mother-to-child transmission of HIV accounts for 30 percent of all new infections in Malawi and is the second major mode of transmission after unprotected sex. Every year, an estimated 30,000 babies are born HIV positive. Full report

NKHATA BAY, 17 November (PLUSNEWS - DFID) - Sarah Nafere has just finished a long night shift as the only nurse tending to 80 patients spread across two wards at Nkhata Bay Hospital in northern Malawi. Full report

NKHATA BAY, 15 November (PLUSNEWS - DFID) - The challenges of achieving the Malawian government's goal of universal access to anti-AIDS treatment are nowhere more apparent than in Usisya, an isolated community on the northern shores of Lake Malawi, where treatment is not yet available. Full report

LILONGWE, 30 October (PLUSNEWS - DFID) - A visiting UN envoy has accused the world's wealthiest countries of failing Malawi, which is struggling to take care of more than two million orphans and vulnerable children. Full report