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Fupa Lokakamiza radio drama series artists empowered on need to enhance dissemination of sexual and reproductive health and rights

March 17, 2025

* Including the contentious family planning issue that faces several challenges in its uptake that the drama series aims to address * Many women and girls are failing to access family planning services and its methods due to lack of proper informative channels on how to get such services * The challenge is leading to women and girls to fall into unplanned pregnancies forcing them to access unsafe abortions By Duncan Mlanjira WAZ Arts Theatre artists for Fupa Lokakamiza…

Success in sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy requires strong partnerships among CSOs, policymakers and communities

March 2, 2025

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* Through strategic engagement, advocates can leverage legal frameworks to push for policy reforms and improved access to SRHR services * And by using the manual, they reaffirm their dedication to advancing reproductive rights and ensuring legal protections for all * Let’s take action, raise awareness, and drive impactful change — Nyale Institute for Sexual & Reproductive Health Governance By Duncan Mlanjira Nyale Institute for Sexual & Reproductive Health Governance emphasises that the success in sexual and reproductive health…

NGO Nyale Institute enhances CSOs’ understanding of legal frameworks governing sexual and reproductive health and rights by unveiling Advocasy Manual

March 2, 2025

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* Many CSOs and other stakeholders struggle to navigate SRHR-related laws and policies, limiting their ability to advocate effectively * The workshop equipped the participants with the legal knowledge and practical tools needed to strengthen advocacy efforts to improve program implementation * The Advocasy Manual emphasises the significance of the Gender Equality Act (2013) which explicitly guarantees SRHR under Malawi’s legal framework By Duncan Mlanjira Taking cognizance that many civil society organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders struggle to navigate…

K5m proceeds from Blantyre 42.195km Race 2024 go towards medical equipment for Mdeka Health Centre

February 19, 2025

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* Includes medical storage refrigerator; wheelchair, stretcher, suction machine, nebuliser, fan among others * The challenges we face are many but these equipment will go a long way in our medical services here at Mdeka Health Centre By Duncan Mlanjira The surplus of K5 million realised from the Blantyre 42.195km Race 2024 has been used to procure essential medical equipment for Mdeka Health Centre in Blantyre, which caters for a catchment population of over 33,100 people. Introduced in 2018…

Lilongwe City Mayor touts increased clean water and modern sewage access to residents

February 18, 2025

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Mayor Sagawa outlining Lilongwe City’s plans * We are committed to improving the lives of our citizens, and sanitation is a critical aspect of this * Currently, only 5% of our population is served by gravity-fed piped sewerage systems * Leaving a significant portion of our residents without access to proper sanitation facilities By Tamara Chafunya in Kampala, Uganda At the African Water and Sanitation Association (AFWASA) International Congress in Kampala, Uganda, Mayor of Lilongwe City, Councillor Esther Sagawa, took…

Karonga reports 7th cholera-related death since the disease was first detected in September

February 17, 2025

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* Last week, we also recorded four cases all from Malema 2 Village and currently, two cases are admitted at Karonga CTU * As of February 16, we have 63 cumulative confirmed cases of cholera in the district—Karonga District Hospital By George Mponda, MANA Karonga District Hospital (KDH) has reported a new cholera related death, bringing the total number of fatalities to seven since the disease was first detected in September last year. According to KDH’s disease surveillance &…

Health Minister commissions maternity wing at Kwitanda Health Centre in Balaka equipped with state-of-the-art medical accessories

January 21, 2025

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* Before the maternity wing, expectant mothers from the area had to walk long distances to Utale Health Centre * Which is over 10kms away o covering 30kms to Balaka District Hospital to access maternity care services By Paul Madise, MANA Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda yesterday officially opened a maternity wing at Kwitanda Health Centre in Balaka District, constructed at the cost of K49 million, equipped with state-of-the-art medical accessories. Kwitanda is in Traditional Authority (T/A) Msamala…

Public implores on MBS to continuously inspect shops over hygiene standards

January 21, 2025

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* As the regulator finds shops such as Sana; Food Lovers Market; Panda Superstore stocking rotten food items, expired goods and poor hygiene * MBS, this should not end here, it should be your routine needs. MBS needs to transition from being reactive to proactive in enforcing quality standards By Duncan Mlanjira The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), which is on a nationwide surprise market surveillance, is stumbling on several shops that are violating Section 39 of the Malawi…

Trump orders US to leave World Health Organisation

January 21, 2025

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* This marks the second time Trump has ordered the US be pulled out of the WHO * He was critical of how the international body handled CoVID-19 and began the process of pulling out from the Geneva-based institution during the pandemic * But President Joe Biden later reversed that decision as the global impact of Trump’s second term is already being felt By Ana Faguy, BBC News, Washington US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to…

Tremendous strides made by Southern Region Water Board since 2020

December 29, 2024

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* Revenue increase from K8.3 billion in December 2020 to K17.1 billion in December 2024; number of customers to 90,000 from 57,000 * While Blantyre Water Board is phasing out prepaid meters, SRWB is increasing from 4,500 in December 2020 to staggering 21,000 by December 2024 * Construction of water bottling plant is in final phases and expected to be commissioned by March 2025 By Duncan Mlanjira Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) has made tremendous strides in four years,…