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| | Working in an HIV/AIDS affected country like Malawi has impacts beyond imagination. The pandemic disrupts the functioning of individuals, organizations and whole societies, as is confirmed by the following statistics:
- Adult prevalence rate of HIV in Malawi are estimated at 14.2% in 2003 with urban rates up to 23% (UNAIDS 2004).
- Life expectancy has dropped to below 39, mainly due to AIDs 70% of out-patient capacity taken up by HIV/AIDS patients (UNDP.MIM 2002).
- HIV/AIDS accounts for 70% of all hospital admissions (World Bank, 2004).
- Malawi has only 1.6 medical officers per 100,000 population, nurses in Malawi are 28.6 per 100,000 (Martin-Staple, 2004).
- Vacancy levels in the health sector are extremely high: 68% of positions of medical officers vacant, 44% for nurses, 50% for laboratory technicians (Martin-Staple, 2004).
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