In a quest to enhance vaccine uptake in Phalombe, a local organization, Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has rolled out a three month project focusing on mobilizing people to get the COVID 19 jab. Project Coordinator for PACHI, Carlos Msosa, has told Zodiak Wednesday that Phalombe is one of the least performing districts inRead more about PACHI Partners Phalombe DHO To Curb Vaccine Hesitancy[…]

On October 11, PACHI, together with the international community, commemorates the International Day of the Girl Child.  Empowering and educating girls so they can thrive and succeed. Girls around the globe continue to encounter many barriers that limit their ability to gain access to education and health care, avoid early marriage, live a life free fromRead more about PACHI Commemorates International Day Of The Girl Child[…]

Background: Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) is a non-invasive assessment of body composition and cellular health, which may improve the assessment of nutritional status in sick children. We explored the reliability, clinical utility, and acceptability of BIVA, as an indicator of nutritional status for children under five years with and without pneumonia, in Malawi. Methods:Read more about Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis as an indicator of malnutrition in children under five years with and without pneumonia in Mchinji District, Malawi: An exploratory mixed-methods analysis[…]

Nsanje District Council chairperson Rose Makiyi has commended Parent and Child Health Initiative (Pachi) for facilitating the return of girls to school. She said this on Monday during the commemoration of the Day of the African Child in Traditional Authority (T/A) Ndamera in the district. Makiyi said the organisation’s interventions on gender-based violence and harmfulRead more about NGO hailed for promoting girls’ education in Nsanje[…]

There are repeated calls to religious leaders in Machinga district to use their platforms to influence change in ending the prevailing cases of Gender Based Violence-GBV rate district. The call has been made during an orientation meeting by Parents and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) with the leaders currently underway which targets to end cases ofRead more about Religious Leaders Join The Fight In Ending Sexual Gender Based Violence[…]

Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI), Mzimba District Coordinator said local and faith leaders are the key individuals who can help create a congunsive environment for a girl in issues affecting their life such as fight against asexual gender based violence (SGBV) in the district. Speaking in an interview on Friday in Traditional Authority Mtwalo,Read more about PACHI engages local and faith leaders in the fight against SGBV[…]

The Parent and Child Health Initiative (PACHI) has concluded its one-and-a-half-year Malaria prevention project in Neno district where it has imparted preventive knowledge to key stakeholders such as faith leaders, politicians, and learners among others. PACHI coordinator for the UNICEF funded project, Hilda Chapota told Zodiak that the project has registered positive strides where itRead more about PACHI Phases Out Malaria Project in Neno[…]

Bwalo (Citizen Voice forum) review meeting in TA Chilowamatambe and Chambwe attracted community stakeholders to join the government initiative in the upcoming Polio Campaign. Representatives of the community structures were invited to the meeting, these included; traditional leaders (TAs Chilowamatambe and Chambwe), Religious leaders, included were Gule wankulu, mother groups, VDC members and Bwalo members.Read more about Stakeholders In Kasungu Engages The Community In Promotion Of Polio Prevention[…]

Equal participation of men and women is core to achieving PACHI’s mission of promoting high quality, sustainable and cost effective maternal and child care delivery. Today we say happy international women’s day and join the world in supporting this year’s theme; “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.”

A cross section of people discussing health related issues in Neno– pic by Steve Kalungwe Shocking revelations in Neno district where all the schools in the district have no first aid kits, a development which health officials have described as worrisome and dangerous to the welfare of students. Neno district hospital health promotion officer GanizaniRead more about Neno Schools Running Without First Aid Kits[…]