Funding for Malawian sexual health services

Thousands of women in Malawi are expected to benefit from new UK investment in sexual health services.

Minister for Africa Harriet Baldwin announced details of the £50.1 million Tsogolo Langa – My Future – programme on a visit to the Scotland Malawi Partnership in Edinburgh.

The Department for International Development programme will build on progress made by previous family planning programmes in Malawi.

The six-year programme will provide sexual and reproductive health services for more than 300,000 Malawians and save an estimated 6,000 preventable maternal deaths.

Ms Baldwin said: “Every woman has a right to a happy and healthy life. This is about empowering women to take control of their own health and their own futures.”