maheswor i' rest foseven da, but th it's back twork. i ve to pod the ri, carry water, c grass, d chop wd. lifes tough re. narrator: don't go away. when we return, one country's child health success story that has the rest of the world taking notice. narrator: if there's one overwhelming success story in maternal and child health, it can be found in malawi, where almost half the country, 40%, lives in poverty. but for years, the government has been investing in all sorts of new plans for life-saving care. the result? the number of deaths in children under five has been cut in half over the past 20 years. malawi's striking results are strongly linked to efforts on the ground, house by house, community to community, to give mothers the support they need. "living proof" has this success story from malawi. man: my name is laitom chawinga and i have six grandchildren. i was born at home in 1948. in previous days, pregnant mothers were using unsafe methods. some would have their babies in grass huts. after giving birth, they would leave babies