Malawi: Why are unsafe abortion cases increasing?

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.