Ending teenage pregnancies in Malawi with contraceptives
BLANTYRE, Malawi — As Malawi forges ahead with our development plans, we need to address the challenge of rapid population growth. As explained by many […]
Human Rights
Abortion in South Africa: the legal service mostly illegally performed
Healthworkers in South Africa who refuse to help women who want abortions are driving them into the arms of illegal abortionists who perform over […]
Malawi: Developed nations should support quality education in poor countries
Developed countries have a responsibility to invest in quality education in poor countries, writes Malawi’s President Professor PETER MUTHARIKA Poor countries like Malawi are doing […]
Teen pregnancies galore in secondary schools in Malawi
Outdated and unrealistic sexual and reproductive health policies and laws in Malawi are fueling teen pregnancies and unsafe abortions, EMILY BANDA observes Framed in homage […]
Punishments cannot stop pregnancies among school-girls
Tanzania’s laws about forcing girls to leave school if they’re pregnant are out-dated and miss the point because pregnancies are a result of many factors., […]
Malawi: Priest advocates for enactment of new abortion law
With over 141,000 women in Malawi inducing abortions annually mostly through unsafe means, an Anglican Church priest has called for enactment of new abortion law. […]
Malawi National IDs: Great milestone with transformative promise
Branded with so many descriptions such as transformative milestone and fulfilled promise, Malawi national IDs are solutions to many problems. Transformative milestone. Fulfilled promise. Landmark […]
Malawi issues 9 million national IDs in six months
Lilongwe – Malawi has for the first time after 50 years of its independence issued biometric national identity cards (IDs) to 9 million eligible citizens. […]
Legislators in Malawi asked to pass new abortion law
BY McCARTHY MWALWIMBA Lawmakers in Malawi have been asked to pass the Termination of Pregnancy Bill so as to save women and girls […]
Lawmakers in Malawi annul mandatory testing in HIV Bill
Lawmakers in Malawi have scrapped off coercive and criminalising provisions that threatened human rights in HIV Prevention and Management Bill. The Bill, which dates back […]