Parly' Leadership Owes Malawians An Explanation On Smuggled Bill-CDEDI
The Center for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives says the Parliament’s leadership owes Malawians an explanation on the bill that was allegedly smuggled to parliament, whose explanation it says is lacking.
NRB Withdraws 300 Registration Officers
For the second time, the National Registration Bureau has withdrawn 300 registration officers from the field where they were doing mass identity card replacement.
What is killing pregnant women in Malawi?
Sad News! For every 100,000 women who are pregnant, 349 end up dying due to pregnancy-related causes. Some die due to infections, and others due to bleeding when giving birth or soon after giving birth. Some die due to obstructed labour, yet others pass away as they attempt to terminate their unintended pregnancies.
The talk around maternal mortality or maternal deaths is about women and girls who die due to pregnancy-related causes. In Malawi, for every 100,000 live births, the country registers 349 deaths of women. Malawi registers over 800,000 pregnancies every year, and this means 7 or 8 women die every day because of pregnancy-related causes.
How can deaths from unsafe abortions be reduced?
SOLUTIONS
- Enactment of Termination of Pregnancy Bill drafted by Law Commission so that women and girls should access safe abortion services in health facilities.
- Provision of family planning services (contraceptives).
Big Question
With draconian abortion law and low contraceptive uptake contributing significantly to deaths caused by unsafe abortions, what interventions should be implemented to reduce maternal mortality?
CAUSE: Haemorrage
SOLUTIONS:
- Deliveries at health facilities
- Ban of traditional both attendants
CAUSE: Infections
SOLUTIONS:
- Provision of medications that enable women deliver without problems including ARVS that enable HIV + women deliver HIV-free babies
CAUSE: Eclampsia & Obstructed Labour
SOLUTIONS:
- Policy implementation that all women should deliver in health facilities
- Laws enactment that stipulate that only those aged over 18 and above should get married
CAUSE: Unsafe abortions
SOLUTIONS:
- Enactment of new abortion law
- Provision of family planning (contraceptives)
More Malawians Fail to Patronize Tourism Places
The 2019 Malawi Domestic and Outbound Tourism Survey Report has revealed that 87.5 percent of people in the country do not make touristic trips due to financial constraints.
Save the Children Intensifies Mobile Courts in Neno
Save the Children Malawi in Neno district has appealed to child led clubs and youth groups to develop a culture of reporting cases of child abuse in a bid to reduce child marriages and incidents of defilement that are becoming common in the country.
Action Aid Donates Covid-19 Equipment
An international organization, Action Aid, has bailed out the country's health facilities with Covid-19 supplies valued at K22 million.
Parly Women Caucus Sound SOS Over Shortage Of Gender Officers
The parliamentary women caucus has complained over a huge vacancy rate of gender officers in district councils.
MEC Employees Frustrated Over A Restraining Order On Unvaccinated Staff
Workers at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) are scheduled to engage their bosses over a decision barring them from work if they are not vaccinated for COVID19.
11 Bills Sent To Chakwera; Labour Relations Amendment Bill Not On The List
Zodiak has established that the controversial labour relations amendment bill is not part of the eleven bills that parliament has sent to President Lazarus Chakwera for assent.
Political Parties Censored On Exploiting University Students
Two local governance organizations, Women’s Legal Resources Center, and Democracy Works Foundation have noted that University Youth Wings and political parties need to work together in an attempt of dealing with issues of exploiting young people in institutions of higher learning.
Poor Finance Management Choking Development
An economic governance arm for the Catholic Church in Malawi, Centre for Social Concern (CfSC) says poor public finance management is hampering implementation of development initiatives that would benefit the citizenry.
FCB Responds To Financially Hit Bandawe School For The Blind In Nkhatabay
Management of the Bandawe School for the deaf in Nkhatabay has told Zodiak Online that the financial crisis has hit the institution such that they are struggling to buy foodstuffs for students.
11 Million People To Access Covid-19 Vaccine In Malawi by 2022, Government
Government targets to at least give 11 million people access to the Covid-19 vaccine by 2022.
Local Councils Struggling To Procure Fire Fighting Engines
Zodiak has it that local councils in the country remain challenged to timely respond to fire accidents as most councils are lacking fire fighting equipment.
Five Elephants Escape From Thuma Forest Reserve
A herd of five elephants is reportedly loitering around Kansapato village, in the area of Traditional Authority, (T/A) Ganya in Ntcheu.
Govt To Review National Parks' Management Concessions
Government says it will review all national parks' management concessions, to make them beneficial to Malawians than favouring foreigners.