Women Faith Leaders Urged to Take Leading Role in Reducing Maternal Deaths in Malawi

Malawi: The Special Presidential Advisor on Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health, Dorothy G. Ngoma, has urged women faith leaders to take a leading role in reducing maternal deaths in Malawi, writes Comfort Bulangete.

This call to action came during an interface meeting with women faith leaders in Chikwawa on January 18, 2023, where Ngoma urged them to educate and inform their congregations about reproductive health, fistula, and family planning.

Pastor Ganizani Valantini, District Inter-faith AIDS Committee Chairperson, stressed that men have not been involved in the battle against maternal deaths in the past, but now they understand the issues and will be involved.

Safe Motherhood is an initiative of the UN launched in 1987 to ensure all women receive the care they need to be safe and healthy throughout pregnancy and childbirth.