The much-awaited motion on the Termination of Pregnancy Bill was rejected by members of parliament on Thursday from being tabled in the House and it was removed from the revised Order Paper, an outline of business to be tackled in Parliament. The motion to debate the bill was moved by Chitipa MP, Werani Chilenga who […]
The Malawi Parliamentary Health Committee says it will present and move a motion of the Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) bill on Thursday, March 11 2021 in the Parliament which will also be presented as a Private Member’s Bill respectively in the face of opposition from faith groups. If passed, the termination of pregnancy bill would […]
Mzuzu Youth Advocates has intensified community awareness on the importance of Parliament to deliberate the Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill and pass it into a comprehensive and inclusive. Speaking on Tuesday at Kajiso Shaba and Enukweni in Traditional Authority Mtwalo in Mzimba, youth advocate Rebecca Madeya said once the law is amended and passed, maternal-related […]
A group of Sheikh’s leaders from different Muslim organisations in the country which are under the Qadriyyah Muslim Association of Malawi (QMAM) through Qadriyyah Ulama Council in Malawi (QUCM) has come out to openly support the controversial proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill. The grouping officials on Monday came out in the open to support the bill which has been sharply […]
Some concerned citizens comprising faith leaders and self-proclaimed survivors of abortion are opposing the tabling in Parliament of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill and have petitioned members of Parliament (MPs) to curtail any debate on the proposed legislation, stating that it is against the fundamental right to human life. The survivors, comprise men whose mothers […]
Malawi is on the verge of registering a historic increase in cases of mental health problems as a result of an unprecedented uptake of alcohol and substance abuse among children and the youth. The Ministry of Gender, Children, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia ‘Akweni’ Kaliati, said in Lilongwe on Wednesday that more children are […]
Education authorities in Mangochi are baffled that 7, 274 teen age girls in the district have become pregnant since the school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Youth Friendly Health Services Coordinator for the district Peter Malipa, the figure is higher by 1000 girls compared to girls who became pregnant similar period last […]
Minister of Health and Population, Jappie Mhango, has asked traditional leaders and other stakeholders in Karonga to contain teenage pregnancies. He said it was worrisome that among those who came to deliver babies Karonga District Hospital were teenagers. “Let me ask Chiefs, District Council and other stakeholders to quickly intervene with awareness messages to curb […]
Minister of Health and Population, Atupele Muluzi on Wednesday said teenage pregnancy remains a challenge in the country as it has increased from 26 per cent in 2010 to 29 per cent in 2016. He said this in Lilongwe during Private Sector Engagement breakfast organized under the theme “Engage, Excite and Empower”. “The increase in […]
Malawi Police in Mchinji District last week arrested a 28-year-old primary school teacher at Ngulukira Primary School in the district for allegedly defiling a Standard Seven pupil. Mchinji Police Station Public Relations Officer, Kaitano Lubrino, sad the suspect has been identified as Emmanuel Banda. He said Banda allegedly forced the girl to abort the pregnacy. […]
Mpasa Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) in Phalombe has started the second term of the 2017/2018 academic year with 30-girls less due to unexpected pregnancies. The 30 girls who were all beneficiaries of various school fees bursary programmes provided at the school are said to have gotten pregnant during and after the first term which […]
Fourteen teenage school girls in Malawi on Tuesday launched a legal challenge against a controversial court decision to punish them over pregnancies, including jailing some of the girls’ parents. Nyasa Times reported that in April 2016, a primary school in Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi gave one-year suspensions to several students aged […]
A research has shown that the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP), a new and psychometrically valid measure of pregnancy intention that was developed in the United Kingdom, can be used in the country, according to University of London Research Fellow Jennifer Hall. The research was conducted in the central district of Malawi, Mchinji and […]
Members of Parliament from Health Committee and Legal Affairs have asked civil society organizations working on adoption of Termination of Pregnancy Bill, popularly known as “Abortion Bill” to dialogue with other sectors of the society on the issue of abortion. More than 55 organizations under Coalition for the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion (COPUA) are championing […]