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By Nigeria Health Watch | December 2, 2024

Communities Find Hope Through Local Health Insurance Scheme in Rural Malawi

Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) When Ruth Kasau discovered she was expecting her first child in 2014, her initial joy was quickly turned to despair. She and her husband, both farmers, faced the daunting reality of unaffordable maternity care. Residing in Ndindi village in Dedza district, in central Malawi, about 30 kilometres from a free government […]

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Amayi Achinsinsi: The Sisterhood of Trust Transforming Maternal Healthcare in Rural Malawi

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 27, 2024

Benson Kunchezera (Lead Writer) In the rural district of Chikwawa, 400 kilometres from Blantyre, Malawi, pregnant women are getting ready to go to the local hospital for antenatal care. Upon arrival, their experience begins with prayers and hymns before they receive a lecture about the importance of regular check-ups during pregnancy. This is followed by […]

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Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi

By Nigeria Health Watch | June 19, 2023

By Rabson Kondowe (Lead Writer) In 2020, Maxwell Yambeni encountered a life-threatening situation involving a patient at Chikwawa District Hospital in southern Malawi. A fifteen-year-old girl with a perforated uterus was in a critical state, and her condition was rapidly deteriorating. “She was in very bad shape, battling severe anaemia and alarmingly low levels of […]

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Here’s How Malawi Responded to Wild Poliovirus 30 Years After Eradication

By Nigeria Health Watch | May 23, 2022

By Josephine Chinele (Lead Writer) Her priest’s announcement was enough reason for Cecelia Yohane, a resident of Nchalo Chikwawa, to have her 2-year-old grandchild vaccinated against polio. “All my children are not educated, not many people in my village are educated either. But I want to change our story through my grandchildren. I want this […]

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Fistula Repairs Redeeming Hope for Malawian Women

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 31, 2022

By Josephine Chinele (Lead Writer) Jackline Chiwinga remembered the euphoria of waking up to dry bedding after her successful obstetric fistula repair surgery. Seventeen years old and married, for one year, she lived with stigma, gossip, and isolation due to the constant leaking of urine and the foul odour that followed her everywhere. However, everything […]

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