Investing in life-saving commodities for women, children, and adolescents: lessons from Malawi
PMNCH Success Stories
11 November 2025
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Overview
The global health community is facing a critical moment for the women, children and adolescent health agenda. Some countries have made incredible strides in advancing women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health against the odds. What did they do to change their trajectory? What did they learn in the process?
This Success Story series unpacks the advocacy levers that shifted the landscape for WCAH. It aims to enable cross-country learning, create an environment of hope, and inspire collaborative action, innovation, and sustained commitment and accountability to improving WCAH globally, and where the burden is greatest.
This brief explores how Malawi significantly increased its domestic investment for family planning (FP)
commodities to expand equitable access to essential health commodities, including modern
contraception.
WHO Team
Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health UHL
Number of pages
5
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: 10665/383336


