Faith community launches population materials in Malawi

Malawi faith community Wednesday launched the ‘Faith ENGAGE Presentation’. Christians and Muslims, who constitute 97% of the national population, will use the advocacy tool to promote planning of family, population, and development. Sandra Mapemba who is country director of Population Reference Bureau (PRB) said the tool, produced in vernacular Chichewa and English, will go a […]

Malawi women don’t embrace female condoms

The ministry of health has said  Malawi women have not embracced  female condoms and prefer other family [lanning methods a development that has put lives of women at risk of contracting HIV virus and getting unplanned pregnancies. Charles Chimenya, logistics Pharmacist in the ministry of Health told journalists in Lilongwe on Wednesday, that during the […]

USAID hails Malawi for promoting family planning programmes

Barely few weeks after the Malawi government secured its first national funding on family planning (FP) commodities as part of its 2013/2014 national budget, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has commended the southern African nation for its achievement on issues of family planning. USAID health advisor Monica Villanueva said unlike some African countries, […]