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2021 Hiv Epidemiological Estimates For Malawi
2021 Hiv Epidemiological Estimates For Malawi
2021 Hiv Epidemiological Estimates For Malawi
49% of all PLHIV in Malawi 47% of all new HIV infections are
resides in 7 districts and cities 28% of undiagnosed
namely: Blantyre city, Lilongwe in Lilongwe city, Blantyre city, PLHIV resides in Blantyre
city, Mulanje, Mangochi, Thyolo, Mulanje, Mangochi, Zomba, city, Lilongwe city and
Zomba and Lilongwe districts. Lilongwe and Thyolo districts. Mulanje
ART COVERAGE- Largest gap among Young people Spectrum Treatment Cascade (Dec 2020)
CONCLUSION
Malawi is making significant progress towards achieving the
UNAIDS Fast track targets. However, granular data analysis
shows remarkable disparity by age and population. New HIV
infections are still unacceptably high among young people
especially AGYW and Key populations. Furthermore,
treatment coverage among these populations is below the
national median coverage. Also, testing coverage among
children is low. Programmers must design and implement
tailored youth- friendly interventions that addresses the needs
and aspirations of young people