Ministry launches Covid survey
The Ministry of Health has embarked on a survey to determine whether Malawians are experiencing symptoms of the flu or...
Report shows Covid-19 impact on education aid
A new policy paper by Unesco’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report estimates that global aid is likely to decline by...
Implement ATI Act—Panos
Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) has asked newly-appointed Minister of Information Gospel Kazako to expedite the operationalisation of the Access...
Regional dialogue tackles population, development
Representatives of various African countries, including Malawi, have gathered in Nairobi, Kenya to examine crucial challenges that have emerged as...
Malawi commits to end child marriages by 2030
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango has made a bold commitment that Malawi targets to end child marriages by 2030 in...
Leaders commit to end maternal deaths, violence
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) officially opened yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya with commitments to end preventable maternal...
UNFPA celebrates 50 years
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is celebrating 50 years of existence and empowering women around the globe to make...
‘Malawi still far from reaching the 50:50 target’
In the May 21 Tripartite Elections 44 women were elected to Parliament representing a 38 percent rise from 2014 when...
44 women win parliamentary seats
The final list of parliamentary candidates that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) released on Saturday shows that 44 women have made...
New report calls for action on drug resistance crisis
The United Nations (UN) and other international organisations have issued a landmark report demanding immediate, coordinated and multisectoral action to...
UK to provide K5.6bn aid for cyclone victims
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for International Development (DfID) has announced that it will provide up to £6 million (about...
Britain hails Malawi for eliminating trachoma risk
Britain has commended Malawi for eliminating the risk of trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that causes blindness. Last month,...
Malawi shines in neglected tropical diseases fight
Malawi has been ranked second among 49 African countries that are meeting targets to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). A...
UK flagship £200m programme to improve SRH in Malawi, other countries
Malawi will be among the 27 developing countries to benefit from a £200 million (about K198 billion) programme funded...
New report shows more Malawi women using family planning
Over 2.1 million women in Malawi are now able to access modern methods of contraception, up from 1.4 million in...
Giving adolescent girls chance for education
Education is not just for those that follow the formal schooling system. The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), through the...
New US policy to affect health care delivery
A new United States government policy to cut funding to organisations that support comprehensive reproductive health care in aid...
Malawi among African countries fighting neglected diseases
The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (Alma) on Sunday added neglected tropical diseases NTDs to its annual scorecard on disease progress...
Universal health coverage gets K17.2 trillion boost
African heads of State and partners have vowed to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) in Africa, with World...
WHO launches project to control, eliminate NTDs in Malawi
World Health Organisation’s Regional Office for Africa (WHO-Afro) has launched a new partnership to help African countries, including Malawi,...
