Banja La Mtsogolo (BLM)

BLM was established by Marie Stopes International (MSI) in 1987 and is now a senior partner of the MSI Global Partnership. From an organisation comprising five clinics in 1993, BLM has developed into a national network of 31 SRH clinics. BLM operates extensive clinical services outreach, health communications, youth, social marketing and social franchise operations which extend across all districts of Malawi. The organisation’s mission is to bring private sector excellence to bear in the delivery of reproductive health services to improve quality and equity.

In 2009 BLM began its second programme of work (POW) 2009-2015. The goal of this POW is to reduce maternal mortality and rapid population growth, and combat HIV/AIDS in Malawi and has joint support from the Ministry of Health, DFID, Norway, FICA will bilateral contributions from the National AIDS Commission, USAID, and UNFPA.

BLM Structure: BLM is a locally registered organization with a local board of directors. Responsibility for all financial agreements sits with the Country Director with the board of directors playing an oversight role.