In the face of chronic shortages of medicines and personnel, healthcare workers in Malawi's public sector struggle to provide quality care.
The precarious nature of life in rural Malawi is readily visible on the dirt road leading from the mountain villages of Nsambe to the nearest government hospital in Neno.
A rural Malawian mission clinic demonstrates the devastating effects of user fees on access to health care.
Public officials in the southern African nation of Malawi are considering the imposition of user fees at government-run health facilities. Rural farmers insist health care should remain free.
In a country where most of the population lives on less than $1.25 a day, a program that gives cash to the poorest of the poor boosts the purchasing power of vulnerable families.
Fred de Sam Lazaro introduces his reports from Malawi and the ongoing debate over the benefits of providing cash or crops to recipient nations. He also looks into the growing effects of domestic farm law on world food markets.
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the debate over the benefits of providing cash or crops to recipient nations. He also looks into the growing effects of domestic farm law on world food markets.
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