Jacqueline Kouwenhoven

Jacqueline Kouwenhoven is a member of parliament for Rumphi West in Malawi. Her tenure began on 2014-05-20. She was born in the Netherlands but arrived in Africa in 1983, working in healthcare in Cameroon and Mali before setting in Malawi in 2000. Quotes The only way of avoiding such cases was through strengthening the primary health care. Organizing refresher courses for health surveillance assistants to disseminate and engage communities, pregnant women especially in early health seeking behaviours. By strengthening the primary health care and sensitizing the communities on family planning and identifying danger signs soon, the government would be saving a lot of money in the already bad economy. I in not concerned with remarks made by ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) top officials on Thursday in Bolero, Rumphi during a presidential rally. DPP gurus took turns at the rally addressed by President Peter Mutharika to brand Kouwenhoven a "foreigner" and that people in the area should vote another legislator in next year's elections. It is incredibly important that children get structure in their lives and that they get off the streets. With secondary education, girls marry later and have fewer children. That is already a huge step forward. In addition, young people learn to use computers and become more aware of modern developments. In this way, they can later help the entire community move forward. External links Category:Women politicians in Malawi Category:Living people