President Lazarus Chakwera has signed the Protocol to African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa (Older Persons Protocol). The Older Persons Protocol aims to strengthen regional protection for the rights of older persons, providing an opportune moment for older persons to enjoy their full rights and freedoms […]
Malawi government says it will now accelerate plans to have drop in centres for the elderly where trained attendants will look after the aged to minimise harm on the aged citizens. Minister of Gender, Child welfare and the Elderly Patricia Kaliati told the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation that this follows the gruesome killing of […]
Six African countries, including Malawi and Mozambique, have been ranked among the 10 worst places to grow old, on the third annual Global AgeWatch Index from charity Age International. The Global AgeWatch Index measures the quality of life of older people across the four categories of income security, including pensions and the poverty rate; health […]
Globally, the population is ageing and Malawi is no exception. The 2008 Population and Housing Census showed that four percent of the Malawi population comprised people aged over 65 years old. Although in percentage terms this may seem small, in reality it means over 530 000 older people out of the 13.1 million people counted. […]
President Joyce Banda on Saturday called on Malawians to desist referring to old people as witches and respect them. Belief in witchcraft runs deep alongside Christianity in Malawi and the elderly are mostly suspects. The Malawi leader hosted senior citizens from the Central Region to a luncheon and event dubbed “Bring a Blanket” at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. In […]