Malawi Edition
World Borrowed Tool Day leads today's complete edition for Malawi.
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A day for the neighborly economy of ladders, pans, cords, books, advice, and returning things better than you found them.
The Bengal Subah is the richest province of the Mughal Empire. The muslin of Dhaka is so fine that the British will call it woven wind. The rice paddies feed millions. The rivers are highways. The Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British are all trading in Hughli and the wealth is extraordinary.
Malawi has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world : approximately 8% of adults are living with HIV : and World AIDS Day is observed with testing campaigns, awareness events, and candlelight vigils. The epidemic has orphaned hundreds of thousands of children and devastated entire communities. But Malawi has also made remarkable progress: the prevention of mother-to-child transmission program has reduced new infections among children by over 70%, and antiretroviral therapy is now available to most who need it. The day is a reminder of what has been lost and what has been gained, and the ongoing struggle to end the epidemic that has shaped a generation.