First Lady Gertrude Mutharika has called on university students to avoid sexual activities that could expose them to early pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, urging them instead to prioritise their studies and long-term goals. Speaking yesterday at Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi during the National Youth Dialogue Eastern Region Chapter, Mutharika said she felt compelled, as […]
Malawi has been urged to align its sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) policies with a regional model law currently being implemented across four countries in East and Southern Africa. Youth Advocates, a Zimbabwe-based organisation, made the call while addressing SRHR stakeholders in Lilongwe. The model law is currently being adopted in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda […]
Shocking new figures have revealed a dramatic surge in sexually transmitted infections among young people in Machinga District — with almost 3,000 cases recorded in just six months. Health officials confirmed that 2,966 STI cases were logged between January and June this year, a sharp jump from the 2,131 cases recorded over the same period […]
The Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made a lot of young people fail to access sexual reproductive health services in the association’s clinics spread across the country. According to FPAM Board Chairperson Pamela Kazombo, the pandemic has exposed gaps in terms of reaching out to the youth with […]
Machinga District director of health and social services Arnold Kapachika says the district is struggling on sexual and reproductive health indictors. Speaking during Family Planning Association (Fpam) meeting on Monday, he said the district is registering high cases of teenage pregnancies. “Young girls start bearing children at a tender age such that the number of […]
Coalition of Women Living with HIV and Aids has trained mother groups from Ngabu and Lundu in Chikwawa on how to enhance the uptake of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services among girls. Speaking at the end of the training on Saturday, the organisation’s Get Up, Speak Out Project officer Sekani Tchuwa said they engaged […]
Mchinji District youth-friendly services coordinator Agness Jarafi says the Covid-19 pandemic has affected sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service delivery among youths. In an interview yesterday, she said the district hospital is unable to conduct outreach programmes and open days due to travel restrictions following the pandemic. “This has reduced SRH access among youths. In […]
Youths in Likoma have bemoaned lack of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services at the district’s hospital. In an interview, Chimvu Youth Club chairperson Yamikani Chindebvu said there was no special room for the youth to access SRH services at the facility. “The youth are shy to go to hospital to access condoms and contraceptives […]
Bangwe Health Centre has registered the highest number of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) cases among youths in Blantyre City, according to report of the research conducted by Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD). Speaking during the District Executive Committee (DEC) meeting on Thursday, AIGHD’s Research Coordinator, Getrude Finyiza said the research was aimed at […]
Girls Empowerment Network (Genet), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), says it is committed to promoting Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) rights for the youth in the country as one way of improving girls’ sexual health. Speaking on the sidelines of the SRH awareness campaign which was held in Mchinji district recently, Genet project officer Memory Banda said […]
Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) says Malawi is a making a significant progress in the fulfillment of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) despite featuring poorly on the SRHR indicators in Africa. However, the country continues to shy on the fight against maternal mortaliy as the number of women dying while giving birth […]
Health officials in Phalombe have expressed deep worry over the rising cases of sexually transmitted diseases in villages surrounding the construction site of the district hospital. Spokesperson for Phalombe district health office Daniel Chiromo said the STIs have risen sharply to 1,056 in the 2018/19 from 318 in 2018/17. “We are encouraging local leaders in […]
Mwanza District Hospital youth-friendlyt health services coordinator Tadala Chisale has urged youths to seek Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services at health facilities and designated outreach clinics to prevent early pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Chisale said this on Friday during SRH open day at Ziyaya Village in the area of Senior Chief Kanduku […]