What would you do in a country where the availability, actual availability, of medicine is not reality? In Mali, people have so little money that they cannot afford medicine for themselves or for their loved ones. They have to sit and watch. Watch them die.
The total life expectancy at birth for Malians is 49.94 years old. Think of your parents right now. If you lived in Mali from your birth, they would be gone in about 5 years. It's sad, but its true.
Vaccinations are scarce and unaffordable so the degree of risk for major infectious diseases is very high. There are also about 140,000 people in Mali living with HIV-AIDS. The death that results from this are astronomical.
A major impact of poverty in Mali is that more than half of the population cannot read or write. This is means that any potential they had to change their lives is completely gone.
The final major impact of this Malian lifestyle is the lack of nationalism. People in Mali have lost confidence and hope. They realize that their life cannot get any better because of their background and work.
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