Malawi

Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, struggles with widespread malnutrition, inadequate health care and recurring natural disasters.

Natural disasters and poverty pose major challenges

The effects of climate change are clearly felt: prolonged droughts, floods, and tropical cyclones are occurring more frequently, regularly destroying crops and infrastructure. External crises, such as the war in Ukraine, have further driven up inflation and made food supplies even more expensive.
The consequences include worsening living conditions, increasing food insecurity, and recurring disease outbreaks such as cholera. Children are particularly affected, suffering from severe malnutrition as well as limited access to healthcare and education.

In numbers: The situation in Malawi

About one fifth of the population is chronically malnourished
Approximately one third of children under the age of five suffer from stunted physical growth
Malawi ranks 172th out of 189 on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI)
Around 4 million people are acutely affected by hunger and rely on humanitarian assistance

action medeor in Malawi: supplying medicines and training specialist staff

In addition to Tanzania, Malawi is the second African country in which action medeor has its own office. Since 2015, action medeor has been supplying healthcare facilities in the country with medicines and medical supplies from its own medicine warehouse in the capital Lilongwe. In order to be able to supply the hard-to-reach south of the country quickly and reliably, another medicine warehouse was opened in the city of Blantyre - supplemented by a training center for medical technicians

A team of local specialists in pharmacy, medical technology and logistics at the action medeor locations in Malawi works daily to improve healthcare for the people in the country and strengthen local structures.

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