Month: February 2021 Posts

Youth workers trained on use of emergency contraceptive pills

Feb 18, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Stakeholders responsible for distributing family planning methods in Phalombe have been trained on the use of the emergency contraceptive pills to promote proper usage in the district which registered 3,000 teenage pregnancies last year. Family… ...

Thyolo records 2,085 teenage pregnancies

Oct 24, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo District Hospital recorded 2,085 teenage pregnancies from March to June this year. This was disclosed on Thursday at Matapwata CCAP in the area of Senior Chief Chimalilo, during an interface meeting where Blantyre Synod… ...

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… ...

Father gets 16 years for impregnating daughter

Sep 13, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Mangochi Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 16 years in prison for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. Eastern Region Police Prosecutor Sub Inspector Asma Katete identified the convict as… ...

NGO looks to fight against child marriages

Sep 10, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

A Non-Government Organisation has embarked on a project to fight against child marriages and teenage pregnancies in Ntchisi. Speaking at a meeting at Ntchisi Community Development hall, on September 8, White ribbon Alliance executive director… ...

632 school girls get pregnant in Chikwawa

Sep 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Daniel Sankhulani The District Education Office for Chikwawa says 632 have fallen pregnant in the period schools were closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Director of Education, Youth and Sports in the district, Chrissie… ...

Luanar student gets five years in jail for child sexual abuse

Sep 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

A 21-year-old Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) student has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually abusing a child aged 16 and impregnating her. Pilirani Mataka who is a second-year… ...