Infant suffers from advanced malnutrition. Like one in every four African children, he died before his first birthday. His father has worked nineteen years for railways.
Because of the shortage of school building, African children attend classes in any available structure- a tin shack or a church. For new school to be built, township residents must first raise half the cost.
By time afternoon session begins, fatigue has caught up with teacher and pupils alike. She has just finished with one overcrowded class, her children have waited three hours. Girl at board is untrained extra teacher waiting to enter nurse's course.
Only most urgent cases are admitted; still, wards operate at 50% beyond capacity. patients lie on stretchers, chairs, and felt mats on floor between and under beds.
