Minster of Health Atupele Muluzi has said that the country needs to develop policies to empower youth.
Muluzi made the sentiments at Bingu International Conventional Centre (BICC) in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe during the launch of Presidential Dialogue on Adolescent Health and Well-Being under the theme “Realising the potential of SDG generation.”
Muluzi said Malawi is a young nation hence it should be creating policies aimed at empowering youths.
“We are a young nation, and such as we need to work much harder developing policies that can empower young people, half of whom are women.
“They do have unique needs but they must be thought as part of a comprehensive approach,” Muluzi said.
Malawi’s health minister added that the country is lucky to have a president and a First Lady who actively champion issues surrounding young across Africa.
“Earlier this year, Her Excellency the First Lady Professor Gertrude Mutharika accepted to be a champion for the Graca Machel Trust, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) project where Malawi is one of the four implementing countries, and His Excellency is currently a Youth Ambassador for the African Continent.
“Both roles mean that they have been able to give you a real understanding of the challenges that many of our young people face in their daily lives and has meant supporting meetings with young people in and out of school across the country,” Muluzi added.
In his remarks, President Peter Mutharika said that the country is making progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Mutharika cited the national registration programme as one development indicating that the country is doing well on SDGs.
Speaking at the same function, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) Board chair Graca Machel noted that the country is still having the highest rates of malnutrition and child marriages in the region.
Machel further said that Malawi cannot achieve anything if women continue to be discriminated in our societies.
Empowering the youth? My foot! Then stop painting those helpless young boys with blue paint
That only existed in your manifestos duting that 2014 campaign#UnlessUBecomeAPresident ots gonna workout
Talking sense,we have skills, give us the money, Malawi is gonna be like China.
Don’t fool us ,you were empowered by your dad ,so you mean you can reason to empower us aibo
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Walk to talk simple,,,but action,,,,is needed,,,,we r tide ,,,mr ,,,jst keep quiet,,,nonsense,,,,
Ngati ukufuna kupanga Em.powee the youth umuunze president wako achonse onse amene aliyense apitilira zaka 69 koma akugwirabe ntchito mboma ndiye mupanga empower the youth e.g. Minister of finance zaka 89 koma akugwira ntchito akuthandinza Ana oka basi pamene zomwe anaphunzira pali Ana Ena aphunzira kuposa iwo
Stop yapping iwe.
I agree, first let’s remove the old grannies in the govt positions and give way to the young blood.
How can you empower the youth when you are busy empowering yourselves? That’s a black lie.
MTIMA KUWAWA KUMAVOMELEZA KUGONJA NDIKOMWE KUMABWELETSA MTENDELE. DZIPANI DZOLUZA NDI DZAMBILI OWINA AMAKHALA AMODZI NDIYE KUTHANDIZA BOMA CHISAKHALE CHIPYINJO PAMUNTHU WINA SANAYAMBE ATUPELE KUTHANDIZA BOMA. KUMAVOMELEZA KUGONJA NDIKOMWE KUMABWELETSA MTENDELE PAKATI PA ANTHU, MAIKO AMBILI AMENE AMAKAKAMILA KUWINA POMWE ALI WOLUZA NDIKOMWE MUMAMVA KUTI KUKULILA MFUTI NDIKUYAMBA KUPHETSA ANTHU OSALAKWA.
izinso NDE zamanyi,,aliyense azikhala mmene akukhalilamu nkhani zopola ngati izi tinatopa nazoo..zigawanani misonkhoyo….ife akutipanga empower ndi Manolo athu motsogozedwa ndi Mlungu wakumwamba osati kanduna or kapuresidenti
Aaah anthu omangodziwa kuyankhula…Aliyense apange zomwe zingamuthandize…
Awanso Kodi alengeza liti tsiku lomwe akakwatitse ukwati wawo ndi Mr ibbu chifukwa adapanga chinkhoswe lija mkaletu
Iwe zomwe ukunenazo wazitenga kuti
Kodi enanu mukukhala kuti iwe zoti DPP idapanga chinkhoswe ndi UDF kachipani kotha ngati makatanika iwe sukudziwa????
KOMA CHAMBA CHIKUKUPWETEKANI KAYA UMPHAWI WAKUMENYA MU UBONGO.
Ugonthi wanuwu mudzazindikila boma litapita nanga munthu wa mzeru ukapange m’gwilizano ndi chipani cha DPP umbava, bodza, utambwali ndiye ngodya za chipani chawo