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Malawi: Proposal to Ease Strict Abortion Laws Faces Religious Opposition
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 30 September 2020
Malawi currently allows abortion only when it is necessary to save a woman's life, but some MPs are pushing for change Read more »
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Malawi: High Rate of Maternal Deaths Worry Malawi's Lawmakers
CSJNews, 31 August 2020
Government has an obligation to ensure that no woman should die due to pregnancy-related causes, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Matthews Ngwale has said. Read more »
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Malawi: Maternal Mortality Deaths Alarm Clinician
Nyasa Times, 16 June 2019
A clinician at Chikwawa district hospital says the institution is alarmed with the death of 44 women in a space of two months when giving birth. Read more »
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Malawi: Shortage of Blood Main Cause of Maternal Death
Malawi News Agency, 4 July 2018
No Woman Should Die When Giving birth (NWSDGB) has said most maternal related deaths are cause due to lack of adequate blood supplies in most health facilities in the country. Read more »
High Rate of Maternal Deaths Worry Malawi's Lawmakers
The government has an obligation to ensure that no woman should die due to pregnancy-related causes, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Matthews Ngwale has said. Ngwale says that while neighbouring countries have drastically reduced maternal deaths, Malawi still lags behind with 439 out of every 100,000 women dying due to pregnancy-related factors. He also noted that one of the leading causes of maternal mortality is unsafe abortion, which is governed by an almost 100-year-old colonial law. Over 141,000 women induce abortion every year, according to research conducted by the College of Medicine and Guttmacher Institute.
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The Minister of Health and Population, Atupele Muluzi has said that the government is committed to ensuring that maternal and infant mortality come to an end by 2030. Malawi has ... Read more »
