Month: August 2022 Posts

Teenage pregnancies worry organizations in Machinga

Aug 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Development Network for Youth Empowerment (DENEYE) and Mtumbwinda Youth Network have expressed concern due to an increase in teenage pregnancies at Traditional Authority (T/A)  Chikweo in Machinga district. The two organisations met at Chipolonga health… ...

Young people in Malawi demand youth friendly services

Jun 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Young people in Malawi have demanded government to set up youth corners in hospitals across Malawi as a way of promoting young people’s access to health services. The young people made their demands in a… ...

Action Hope Malawi appeals for more action on SRHR

May 21, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Action Hope Malawi has appealed to Members of Parliament to deliberate more on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues and pass laws that should empower young people to make informed decisions about sexual… ...

Chief asks government to provide equipment to Santhe health centre

May 05, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Traditional Authority Santhe has pleaded with government through the Ministry of Health to provide medical equipment to Santhe Health Centre located in Kasungu District in order to address the problem of long distance to health… ...

Chimombo Health Post in Nsanje to enhance safe motherhood

Apr 29, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

Construction of the K38 million Chimombo Health Post in Traditional Authority (TA) Chimombo's area in Nsanje District is expected to reduce maternal and child deaths as most women will be able to deliver under the… ...

669 unsafe abortions out of 4123 teenage pregnancies raise alarm in Phalombe

Apr 19, 2022 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Phalombe North East Parliamentarian Dennis Namachekecha has bemoaned an increase in unsafe abortions among teenage girls in the district as health office’s report indicate that 669 unsafe abortions were conducted in 2021 alone. The district’s… ...

Youthful artists trained in advocating for increased uptake of contraceptives

Apr 16, 2022 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Domasi Youth Actions for Change (DYAC) organisation has trained about 20 youths from different youth clubs in advocacy on matters of sexual reproductive health through theatre in the area of traditional authority Malemia in Zomba… ...

Chakwera’s advisor calls for concerted efforts to end maternal deaths

Feb 23, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera's advisor on safe motherhood Dorothy Ngoma has called for concerted efforts from Malawians towards attaining zero maternal mortality rate as statistics indicate that six women die every day in Malawi due to… ...

Natural family planning excites families in Ntcheu

Nov 15, 2021 Chris Loka 0 &

Families in the area of Traditional Authority Champiti in Ntcheu district have testified that Natural Family Planning (NFP) contraceptive method is ideal as compared to other methods, saying it cheap and more effective. This was… ...

Alliance to conduct study on challenges midwives face

Oct 30, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

White Ribbon Alliance says it will conduct a study called "What midwives want" to understand the challenges midwives face so that the challenges can be addressed in a bid to reduce maternal mortality in Malawi.… ...

Lack of access to post-abortion care leading to maternal deaths

Sep 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Ipas Malawi says lack of knowledge on how women can access post-abortion care in health facilities is contributing to high levels of maternal deaths in the country. Ipas Malawi Program Manager Luke Tembo said this… ...

Uncle jailed 14 years for raping, impregnating 13-year-old niece

Aug 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Balaka First Grade Magistrate's Court has sentenced a 50-year-old man to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping and impregnating his 13-year-old niece. The rapist has been identified as Johns Mdeza. According to… ...

Boy commits suicide after being accused of impregnating girl

Aug 24, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A boy aged 15 has hanged himself n in Mangochi after a teenage girl told him that she is pregnant with his child. The boy has been identified as lbrahim Mateyu who was a primary… ...

14-year-old girl dies after taking herbal concoction in abortion attempt

May 24, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A 14-year-old girl in Dedza district has died after taking a herbal concoction in an attempt to terminate her five-month pregnancy. According to deputy spokesperson for Dedza police sergeant Cassim Manda, the deceased has been… ...

Boyfriend forced to drink morning after pill

Apr 01, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

...Fool's Day prank? A 'cheating' boyfriend has been forced to drink morning after emergency pill that women take after sex after telling his girlfriend that he thought it was a painkiller. According to Twitter user… ...