KEY MESSAGES: 
  Malawi  has  made  impressive  gains  in  maternal  and  child  health,  more  than  halving  maternal  and  child  mortality 
between 1990 and 2013.  
  Key  interventions  include  community  based  service  delivery;  free  primary  care  services  at  public  facilities;  and 
addressing malaria and HIV/AIDS. Improvements in the overall health system have also been greatly beneficial to 
Malawi. 
  Partnership with the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) has  helped to reduce coverage gaps in rural 
areas and to increase utilization of maternal and child health services.  
  Moving  forward,  Malawi  needs  to  focus  on  reducing  drug  and  staff  shortages,  improving  quality  of  services, 
addressing adolescent reproductive health, and unsafe abortions.  