This is Machinga District Hospital. That mango tree over there serves as a maternity ward and a guardian shelter. There are at least 30 expectant women and their guardians. They sleep under the tree, awaiting the arrival of their bundles of joy. Apparently, the maternity ward at the hospital that opened its doors in December
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed Malawi in a group of 55 countries with the most pressing shortage of health workers in the world. According to the WHO report, the countries have a density of doctors, nurses and midwives below the global median of 49 per 10 000 population, but also universal health coverage