Month: October 2019 Posts

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… ...

Malawian population up by 4 million in ten years

Jan 11, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawian population has risen by 35% in ten years, results of the 2018 population and housing census have shown. The population in 2018 in now at 17 Million a rise from 13 Million in a… ...

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… ...

Malawi NGOs to be hit by Trump’s abortion order

Mar 17, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 0 &

Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in Malawi that provide and promote abortion after receiving funds from the United States will have to anticipate for aid cut as the Donald Trump administration signed a decree to do so.… ...

Malawi among world’s top ten nations with increasing life expectancy

Mar 07, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 0 &

Malawi has made a cut into the top ten countries that have seen an incessant rise in life expectancy since the year 2000. This is according to a recent report on life expectancy by MEDIGO in… ...

Malawi’s population boom: Analyst says situation poses a great threat

Feb 27, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 45 &

Malawi’s rising population is a serious cause for worry for the country’s socio-development, economy and environment, an analyst has said. According to statistics from the 2015-16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey) (MDHS) conducted by the… ...

Livingstonia synod wants govt to limit number of children per family

Feb 01, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 381 &

The Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia has expressed the need for government to limit the number of children a family can have. The synod said government should develop a population policy… ...