Shocking girls’ deaths as old abortion debate rages in Malawi
The death of 28 women in Malawi’s resort district of Salima moved Nation Newspaper Features Editor JAMES CHAVULA to probe the situation. His findings are […]
Health
Change law to save women’s lives, says abortion survivor in Malawi
The loss of my uterus during a back-street abortion procedure has inflamed me to call for the enactment of the draft Termination of Pregnancy Bill. […]
Malawi: Maseko Ngoni king calls for abortion law reform
Deaths of girls and women from unsafe abortions have prompted the king of the Maseko Ngoni, Inkosi Ya Makosi Gomani V to call for abortion […]
Chiefs in Malawi urged to be reproductive health champions
CHIRADZULU, Malawi – Traditional chiefs and village heads have an important role to play in ensuring that their subjects enjoy comprehensive sexual and reproductive health […]
Colonial homosexuality laws in Malawi distract fight against HIV and AIDS
Rising cases of sexually transmitted infections in prisons have re-ignited the question of whether Malawi should allow condoms use in penal institutions. Personal accounts of […]
Sex Talk! Let young people offer solutions to problems
Family planning is a matter of life and death, especially for girls and young women in Africa, ESENAM AMUZU writes on Project Syndicate LABADI, GHANA […]
Empowered youth offer solutions to global problems, says UNFPA
Forget about the notion that youths are future leaders! They need to participate in solving problems right away now, argues UNFPA Today, the world faces […]
US foreign aid cuts could be a ‘death sentence’ to women in Malawi
US foreign aid cuts could be a ‘death sentence’ to women in Malawi, CNN reports. Blantyre, Malawi (CNN) – When the women come to him, […]
South African child ‘virtually cured’ of HIV
A nine-year-old infected with HIV at birth has spent most of their life without needing any treatment, say doctors in South Africa. The child, whose […]
Madonna reveals her struggles in children adoptions as she opens Malawi kids’ clinic
BBLANTYRE, Malawi- Branding herself as a gallant freedom fighter and feminist who never gives up, international pop star Madonna has urged Malawians to fight with […]