Health
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Mothers fight cervical cancer
At just 21, Jessie Mzemba is a foot soldier in Malawi’s battle against vaccine hesitancy and cervical cancer. Every day,…
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Abortion balloons health spending
Malawi’s overwhelmed healthcare system is paying a huge cost to treat deadly complications fuelled by a colonial ban on termination…
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Wash boost for urban schools
In 2022, Chisiyo Primary School along the Western Bypass Road on the outskirts of Lilongwe City faced a water and…
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Govt whips up health financing
For years, caregivers in Malawi’s public healthcare facilities have been sending back patients empty-handed amid persistent lack of essential medicines.…
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Non-economic impactsof cyclones in Malawi
Chrissy Lingson, 19, was afraid to go back to school after Cyclone Ana induced floods destroyed her Kanseche Village in…
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Water project fights cholera and scabies
Magdalena Nyirenda, 42,recalls bitter memories of a period when people in Galang’anda area near Mwazisi Trading centre in Rumphi relied…
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‘Every birth-related death tells a story’
Flossie Maloya could not wait to have her first baby at Chikwawa District Hospital in May, but she needed a…
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From America with smiles
Dr James Mchenga is Malawi’s sole surgeon specialised in repairing jaw and face conditions. The medical doctor has a blow-by-blow…
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Volunteers tackle nutrition myths
Pilirani Kachimanga, 39, grew up hearing that eggs are hazardous for pregnant women and lactating mothers. During her first pregnancy…
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Mothers ride for life
Ambulance services offer life-saving rides to pregnant women affected by Cyclone Freddy, writes UNFPA Communications Analyst JOSEPH SCOTT. Having given…
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