… needless suffering and death. Article titles and authors: https://www.pulp.up.ac.za/latest-publications/abortion-law-reform-in-africa-a-reproductive-health-and-rights-perspective Countries covered: South Africa, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tunisia, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Mozambique, closing with an article on Charles Ngwena’s views …
… increase of unsafe abortion in Malawi. He partly attributed the problem to inadequate contraceptive uptake rate and to restrictive abortion laws in Malawi. “We have a problem. Our laws only …
by Atenchong Ngwibete, Olayinka Ogunbode, Timothy Oluwasola, Akinyinka Omigbodun Malawi Medical Journal. 16 October 2024. Abstract Aim: The objective of this review is to identify the types of sexual and …
… put in place to address the issue. One of the footnotes in the article says: “You rant-and-rave-but-how-about-legalising-abortion?” SOURCE: Standard Media, by Ayoki Onyango, 17 February 2025 ; PHOTO: Malawi24.com/2024/09/27/breaking-the-silence-the-struggle-for-safe-abortion-in-malawi/ | …
… is legally permitted although under varying and often restrictive circumstances, expressing concerns that the legal frameworks for abortion in several countries – including Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Kenya …
… termination of pregnancy within East and Southern African countries, which covers Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. SOURCE: Section 27, 28 September 2024. | …
… relevant and pledged to write more on safe termination of pregnancy now that she had got the right information about it. SOURCE: Malawi24, by Raphael Likaka, 30 September 2024. | …
Brian Ligomeka, CSJ Head Surveys done each year in Malawi show that over 141,000 women and girls have abortions, almost all clandestine, and not every abortion is recorded or counted. …
… that this judicial affirmation of the conditions under which abortion is legal in Malawi has been acknowledged by the Government of Malawi before the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, …
Image: Grey: 2021, Orange: 2022; Blue: 2023 Statistics from Malawi Police Services – Annual Reports show that the number of reported cases of rape and defilement remain unacceptably high by …
… countries, Malawi, Zambia, and South Africa, this article demonstrates how clinical guidelines on contraceptive and abortion care should comply with child rights standards. It comparatively analyses the drafting of the …
… Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre (MHRRC), Malawi SRHR Alliance, Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJ), Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), and Coalition for Prevention of Unsafe Abortion (COPUA). Speaking …
… and girls in Malawi can access safe abortion. Malawi continues to grapple with the burden of unsafe abortions. Research by Malawi’s College of Medicine and Guttmacher Institute shows that over …
Image: Mpapa Primary School in Mangochi, Malawi, girls involved in SRH mentoring sessions Thirty years ago, at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, a new global …
… healthcare providers, government officials, lawyers and activists in support of abortion law reforms in Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Benin, Eswatini and Kenya, and abortion law implementation in Ghana, Zambia, Malawi, Senegal …
… Eswatini and Kenya, and abortion law implementation in Ghana, Zambia, Malawi, Senegal and Mauritius, among others. In sub-Saharan Africa, 6.2 million unsafe abortions occur annually. When she began her career …
