Malawi Medical Journal

Opinions on abortion as a viable way of improving reproductive health

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Is the liberating of abortion laws a way out to reduce maternal deaths? by Thengo Kavinya The definition of abortion is the “termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus... Read more

“I have worked in a field that was NOT adequately known, appreciated and resourced……”Sylivia Kambarametore talks to Thengo Kavinya on her career in Physiotherapy

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Brief me on your career background. I am one of the longest serving physiotherapists in the country and have seen the profession slowly evolve from not... Read more

Case Report: A difficult diagnosis to swallow

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Nilani Uthayakumar1 & Jane Bates2, 1.ucl hospital, HIV 2. Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Palliative Care A 23 year old woman was referred to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) from Thyolo District Hospital... Read more

Case Report: HIV test misdiagnosis

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Nyirenda Mulinda1, KumwendaJohnstone J2, Kumwenda Newton3 1 Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Blantyre, Malawi 2 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre,... Read more

Cytosine Arabinoside reduces the numbers of granulocyte macrophage colony forming cells (GM-CFC) and high proliferative potential colony forming cells (HPP-CFC) in vivo in mice

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Stanley Teleka, Alexander Chijuwa, Edward Senga and John E. Chisi Correspondence: John E. Chisi: E-mail: jchisi@medcol.mw Abstract Background: Cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) is an S-phase specific cytotoxic drug used in the treatment of... Read more

Underreporting of side effects of standard first-line ART in the routine setting in Blantyre, Malawi.

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Julia Tapsfield1, Teena Mathews1, Molly Lungu2, Joep J van Oosterhout1 1. Department of Medicine College of Medicine Blantyre, Malawi 2. ART clinic, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi Corresponding author: Joep... Read more

The development of health policy in Malawi: The influence of context, evidence and links in the creation of a national policy for cotrimoxazole prophylaxis.

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Eleanor Hutchinson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Abstract Within the health policy field, a growing literature is attempting to understand the diverse responses of policy makers to research, and to explain why... Read more

Determinants of non-institutional deliveries in Malawi

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Martin Palamuleni,North West University, Mafikeng Campus. Abstract Malawi has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world. One of the factors contributing to high maternal mortality is the non-use of health... Read more

Abstracts of the 15th College of Medicine dissemination conference

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EXPLORING THE RELATIVE COSTS OF CONTACT TRACING FOR INCREASING HIV CASE FINDING IN SUB-SAHARAN COUNTRIES B.Armbruster1, S.Helleringer2, L.Kalilani-Phiri3, J. Mkandawire3, H.Kohler4, 1. Northwestern University, USA 2. Columbia... Read more

Abstracts of the 1st Annual Malawi Mental Health Research andPractice Development Conference.

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7th & 8th February 2011, Blantyre, Malawi. DOMICILIARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMME IN FAMILY SETTINGS: IS IT IS FEASIBLE IN MALAWI? Charles Masulani Mwale BScN, MPH, St. John of God Community Services, Mzuzu,... Read more