Rachel Nkhawanawo Kalera Mhango

A Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi chapter award winner in the Maternal and Newborn Health category, Rachel Kalera Mhango has been a practicing journalist for ten years. She works for Times Television as a producer and presenter, having been chosen to specialize in health reporting. She currently hosts a popular TV show on health issues for young Malawians and volunteers in her free time to support young women in accessing sexual and reproductive health care. Rachel is currently studying her Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication at Share World Open University in Malawi, with a focus on mass communication in health. She is also working on an independent project on challenges in health reporting. After completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Rachel plans to focus on community health education and change the mindset of rural young women in seeking health care through a project called ‘Save the Young Mother’.