Month: November 2020 Posts

Concerns over family planning funding shortage in Malawi

Nov 15, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

Helen who lives in Kasungu got married after she was forced to drop out school. In a space of two years, she gave birth to two sets of twins. Originally from Balaka, Helen got married… ...

NGO holds fathers camp on Sexual Reproductive Health in Chikwawa

Nov 03, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

A local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Coalition of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (COWLHA) recently held a fathers camp in Chikwawa to encourage parents to allow their children access Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Services in the country.… ...

Funding for family planning methods increased by K24 million

Oct 21, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government has increased funding for family planning commodities from the initial K176 million to K200 million with an increment of K24 million. The increment comes after White Ribbon Alliance Malawi lobbied the Parliamentary Committee on… ...

NGO pushes for more investment in family planning

Sep 24, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A rights group has asked government to increase funding towards provision of family planning methods as a way of curbing teenage pregnancies. Speaking after meeting Members of Parliament in Lilongwe, White Ribbon Alliance Malawi Executive… ...

White Ribbon Alliance decries poor funding for family planning

Jun 20, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The White Ribbon Alliance has expressed concern over poor funding for family planning commodities in the 2020/21 national budget. Executive Director for the White Ribbon Alliance Hester Mkwinda Nyasulu said this on Friday in Lilongwe… ...

Coronavirus leading to a global condom shortage: Malawi to be affected

Mar 27, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

There are fears that the coronavirus pandemic will lead to a shortage of condoms globally after the world's largest condom manufacturer was forced to shutdown as part of measures aimed at curtailing the spread of… ...

More men should get vasectomies – Minister Ben Phiri  

Oct 31, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Government has challenged development partners to channel their financial resources towards promotion of vasectomy in men as a means of controlling population growth in Malawi. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ben Phiri said… ...

Likoma DHO promotes birth control

Dec 27, 2018 Kenneth Mkandawire 0 &

Likoma District Health Office (DHO) conducted a campaign across Likoma and Chizumulu Islands to promote birth control methods and sensitise residents about extreme poverty which is fueled by uncontrolled births. The DHO for Likoma carried… ...

Family planning key for Malawi economy – Norwegian MP

Sep 16, 2016 Richard Jimu 34 &

Visiting Norwegian Member of Parliament (MP) Heidi Bordby Lunde has said investing more resources in family planning is key for Malawi’s economic growth. Lunde was speaking in an interview on Wednesday in Lilongwe after meeting… ...