Why does GAIA work in Malawi?
Malawi has few doctors to treat those who are ill-there is only one physician for every 88,321 people. It also has the second lowest purchasing power in the world and ranks 9th in the world in maternal mortality rate with 1,100 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. It ranks 5th in the world in lowest GDP per head at a meager $140. It has the 8th highest HIV prevalence in the world for those between the ages of 15 – 49- 14.2% of this population is living with HIV. Malawi ranks 8th in AIDS deaths, 694 per 100,000 people. Only 2% of the population is connected to the country’s power grid. Clearly Malawians desperately need our help and while we may eventually expand to other countries, currently GAIA is focused on Malawi.
