Malawi
A continuing food crisis in Malawi afflicts more than 4 million people—and more than a million of them are children under age five or pregnant women. Food insecurity is not only a major cause of malnutrition, but has also worsened the risk for diseases such as cholera, AIDS and tuberculosis.
| Facts About the Country |
What your donation could buy in Malawi |
Region: Eastern Africa
Capital: Lilongwe
Population: 13.5 million
Surface area: 118 484 square km
Currency: kwacha
Development Index: 164
Life Expectancy: 47 years
Infant Mortality: 76/1000
% of population below $1 a day: 21 (1995-2005)
Adult Literacy: 64% (2000-2005) |
£60 pays for fuel for one month to visit TB patients and test their families for TB
£200 pays for booklets which tell children about TB and the treatment in story form
£340 pays for new mattresses for a childrens TB ward
£350 pays for Mantoux skin tests to test children for TB
£475 equips a childrens TB ward with mosquito netting at the windows
£2300 pays the salary of a specialist nurse to care for children with TB
£2500 buys a motorcycle and protective clothing for a contact tracing field-worker
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