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cord-280792-nm30wct0	Neville, Ron	What can health care professionals in the United Kingdom learn from Malawi?	2009-03-27		.txt	text/plain	3226	172	55	Debate on how resource-rich countries and their health care professionals should help the plight of sub-Saharan Africa appears locked in a mind-set dominated by gloomy statistics and one-way monetary aid. Having established a project to link primary care clinics based on two-way sharing of education rather than one-way aid, our United Kingdom colleagues often ask us: "But what can we learn from Malawi?" A recent fact-finding visit to Malawi helped us clarify some aspects of health care that may be of relevance to health care professionals in the developed world, including the United Kingdom. This article outlines some of the areas where health care professionals in the United Kingdom can learn from Malawi. An accepted task of Malawian midwives and clinical officers is to teach groups of patients about important public health matters such as condom use, good nutrition and obtaining fresh water. So what can health care professionals based in the United Kingdom and other resource-rich environments learn from Malawi?	./cache/cord-280792-nm30wct0.txt	./txt/cord-280792-nm30wct0.txt