How serious is Malawi’s HIV/AIDS problem relative to the rest of Africa?
About 14% of Malawians live with AIDS, which is one of the highest incident rates of the disease in the world. Like many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Malawi’s HIV/AIDS situation has been aggravated by extreme poverty. Question: What was the original concept for Tikuferanji? Answer: The original idea was for Tikuferanji to raise awareness about the existence of AIDS and to communicate real facts about the disease. There were a lot of misconceptions about the HIV virus in the 1990s, when the program was originally aired. I initiated Tikuferanji through ADRA Malawi with funds from the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). Question: How often and for how long has Tikuferanji been airing? How did it gain such popularity? Answer: Currently Tikuferanji is aired once weekly on the radio and twice each week on local television. The radio program has been running for over ten years, but the television program was created only about seven years ago. Its popularity is due to a numb
