Data in the Sixth Integrated Household Survey (IHS6) the National Statistical Office (NSO) unveiled on Friday in Lilongwe present a paradox where a marginal decline in national poverty to 47.3 percent masks a sharp and concerning rise in ultra-poverty from 20 to 24.3 percent. Each country defines the national poverty line based on specific economic … The post Poverty data should drive change of course appeared first on Nation Online .