Abortion from St Gianna Molla’s view

Today, Nyale Institute joins the global community in marking International Safe Abortion Day. We call for every woman and girl in Malawi to access safe, legal abortion care without stigma or fear. Unsafe abortion continues to claim lives, yet it is preventable under Malawi’s laws and health policies.Read our full statement here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eK9iUMQu_3yVukDYQ_3lWy_JhDhVpkKq/view?usp=sharing

What happened? In this case, a 15-year-old girl CM needed a legal abortion following getting pregnant in December 2020, after a sexually abusive relationship with an older man. Having made her pregnant, the older man abandoned CM. CM’s uncle, who was taking care of her, saw that CM was worried about her future because of…

Proposal Writing Expert Nyale Institute is inviting qualified professionals to express interest in serving as a Proposal Writing Expert. The selected consultant will support the Institute’s resource mobilization efforts by developing high-quality funding proposals aligned with our mission to advance Sexual and Reproductive Justice (SRJ) in Malawi. This is an activity-based, one-year engagement open to…

On 18th February, 2024, Nyale Institute for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (Nyale Institute) in collaboration with the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) and the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), hosted a dissemination meeting in Lilongwe to present findings from the Facility Assessment and Readiness Survey on Comprehensive Abortion Care. Supported by the Ministry…

Florence Chimenya’s death following a caesarean section at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital has sparked a legal battle over alleged medical negligence. Her family claims she died after surgical cotton was mistakenly left inside her during surgery, leading to severe complications and inadequate follow-up care. The case, now in court, raises urgent questions about the quality…