Malawi: Why are unsafe abortion cases increasing?

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In 2024, Malawi recorded over 52,000 abortion cases, twice the number of cases registered in 2021. In Malawi, abortion remains illegal and can only be performed when a mother's life is in danger. To help us break down the situation, Josey Mahachi talks to Judith Nalikungwi, a health practitioner in Blantyre and DW correspondent George Mhango who has covered the story extensively.

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