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The report requested by the government
of Malawi updates the poverty assessment completed in March
1990. It will guide policy and investment priorities, and
inform the design of programs intended to improve living
conditions and increase incomes of the people in Malawi. A
greater understanding of the magnitude and the profile of
poverty will also make it easier to implement a monitoring
system to evaluate the effects of programs and track the
progress of key indicators of poverty. The profile confirms
that the level of human resource development in Malawi is
dismal and that poverty is widespread and severe. Health and
education indicators in Malawi are among the worst in the
world. Strategies to reduce poverty in Malawi will require
substantial efforts in every sector.
