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- ItemOpen AccessHIV and AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act, 2018(Malawi Government, 2018-02-09) Malawi Government: National Aids Commission
- ItemOpen AccessEnvironmental and Social Management Framework for Malawi(Malawi Government, 2016-03-14) Malawi Government: Ministry of HealthThe World Bank is supporting the Southern Africa Tb and Health Systems Support Project. Malawi is one of the four participating countries and the others are Lesotho, Mozambique and Zambia. The project is important for the region as Southern Africa contributes significantly to the global burden of TB. A highly preventable and curable disease, the communicable disease is claiming a lot of lives. Southern Africa also has some of the highest TB/HIV co-infection rates in the world, which is tricky to treat; and there is an increasing threat of the Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) to the sub-region’s health and development gains. In addition the region faces the challenges of a disease burden tied to movement within and across borders among miners. Drivers of TB in mining among others include poor accommodation facilities, poor nutrition, poor ventilation and dust in the mines.
- ItemOpen AccessHuman Resources Development (HRD) Policy for the Public Health Sector(Malawi Government, 2010-01-01) Malawi Government: Ministry of HealthIn most cases, Human Resource Development (HRD) interventions in the Ministry are ad-hoc and not in light of ongoing work on the human resource requirements. Consequently the current HRD interventions have had limited impact in improving the quantity and quality of personnel needed to implement the Essential Health Package (EHP). In particular, the identification of training needs, the development of training priorities and plans lack systematic analysis and are not linked to public health service goals and objectives. In addition, the human resource planning system is extremely weak and the selection of candidates for training is often haphazard, with focus primarily centered towards the training of professional workers. Furthermore, the relevance of the training programs is not validated by informed monitoring and evaluation systems. To effectively address this situation and at the same time respond comprehensively to the changes and current challenges, the Ministry and its partners view continuous training and staff development as a powerful tool to respond to the problem. Hence, the development of this HRD Policy. The ultimate aim of this policy therefore is to improve staff performance and productivity by maintaining experienced, well trained, motivated and committed personnel with leading-edge skills at all times.