Malawi warns of preventable deaths among women and newborns
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Malawi24
Malawi continues to lose women and newborns to preventable causes, warned Friday Saidi, president of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Malawi. At the association’s annual scientific meeting, which opened on 22 October in Salima, he called for a stronger health system and cooperation among professionals, Malawi24 reports.
Malawi continues to lose women and newborns to preventable causes, said Dr Friday Saidi, president of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Malawi, on Thursday 22 October 2026 at the opening of the organisation’s 11th Annual Scientific Meeting in Salima. He called for the health system and cooperation among professionals to be strengthened to improve maternal and neonatal care.
The three-day meeting focuses on integrated, multidisciplinary care for women and newborns. Participants are to examine how clinical practices and available data can be better coordinated to prevent deaths. Dr Frank Sinyiza, Director of Curative Services and Medical Rehabilitation at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, is attending as guest of honour.
The keynote speakers include Zambian professor Bellington Vwalika, secretary-general of the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of East, Central and Southern Africa, and South African professor Zozo Nene, who chairs the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of South Africa. For the first time, the association will present awards recognising excellence in clinical care, teaching, research and leadership.
