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 […]
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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 […]
Malawi: Safe motherhood committees address maternal deaths
Communities in central Malawi’s district of Ntchisi are taking up initiatives to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. Malawi News Agency reporter DANIEL KASONDO writes Realising she had […]
Africa: Outdated laws fail to stop abortions in Malawi, Namibia
Useless and toothless outdated laws in many countries in Africa are failing to stop women from procuring abortions. The only impact of the useless laws […]
Malawi struggles to retain nurses in public hospitals
Malawi is struggling to retain nurses in public hospitals resulting in some patients waiting for a long time before they are attended. In a pediatric […]