MALAWI
PROVIDING COMMUNITY HEALTH TO POPULATIONS MOST IN NEED
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MALAWI
1151 Eagle Drive, Loveland, CO, 80537 | (970) 635-0110 | [email protected] | www.imrus.org MALAWI Country Briefing Packet
Contents ABOUT THIS PACKET 3 BACKGROUND 4 EXTENDING YOUR STAY 5 PUBLIC HEALTH OVERVIEW 7 Overview 7 Health Policies and Systems 8 Malaria 8 HIV/AIDs 9 Non-Communicable Disease 11 Infant and Child Mortality 11 Maternal Health 12 Child HealtH 13 Non-Communicable Disease 14 Nutrition 14 Health Statistics 16 GENERAL OVERVIEW 19 Geography 20 History 21 Demographics 22 Economy 26 Government and Political Conditions 27 Education 28 Religion 28 Culture 29 National Dress 30 Relationships 30 Food 30 Poverty 33 NATIONAL FLAG 34 SURVIVAL GUIDE 35 Etiquette 35 Communication Style 36 Language 38 USEFUL TUMBUKA PHRASES 39 SAFETY 40 Currency 42 IMR RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERSONAL FUNDS 43 TIME IN MALAWI 44 EMBASSY INFORMATION 44 Assistance 44 WEBSITES 45