Death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen to 499 and more than 508.000 people have been displaced; a new camp has been set up, bringing the total number of camps to 534

A new eye health project has successfully brought essential services to the grassroots level; the initiative, supported by Sightsavers, reached over 122.000 people in rural and economically disadvantaged areas of the Southwest Health Zone

Parliament legalized the cultivation of a very potent local variety of cannabis for industrial and medical use; the rule requires the government to issue a license for cultivation and transportation, while consumption for personal use remains illegal

Malawi's parliament is considering a legislation to permit the cultivation of marijuana or cannabis, aimed at boosting the country's foreign exchange earnings; anti-drug advocates are against it

"For many years COP conferences have been held, financial resources have been allocated, but poor countries do not have access to these resources," said Joyce Banda, former president of Malawi