Malawian women face a 1-in-29 lifetime risk of death related to a pregnancy or birth, according to the United Nations Population Fund. The country has 439 such deaths per 100,000 live births -- a ...

Although women comprise about 70 percent of Malawi's agricultural workforce, many lack access to land and other resources, according to U.N. Women MWINGITSA, Malawi, Sept 25 (Thomson Reuters ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi, July 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Malawi's newly-elected President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed women to a record 12 of 31 cabinet positions, with the new female leaders vowing ...

Only 17 percent of women in Malawi have bank accounts. One nonprofit is addressing that through entrepreneurial programs for young women. Veronica Alexander has started a small business selling ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As a forester and forest landscape restoration expert, Tangu Tumeo is helping to reverse deforestation in her native Malawi by ...

AP’s all-format freelance team in Malawi — photographer Thoko Chikondi, correspondent Gregory Gondwe and video journalist Kenneth Jali — reported over several months to tell the important story of ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Prenatal services at the health clinic were free, but the motorcycle taxi fare cost more than Monica Maxwell could afford. Just four weeks before delivering her baby, she ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Malawi's newly-elected President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed women to a record 12 of 31 cabinet positions, with the new female leaders vowing to use ...