Malawi
In Malawi, where an estimated 980,000 people are living with HIV, we run projects to support efforts to combat the virus.
Malawi’s massive budget deficit has hit the health system hard. In addition, international donors have withheld budget support since 2014 due to corruption scandals.
In Nsanje district, we support the severely underfunded district management team in running a fully decentralised HIV and tuberculosis (TB) programme that includes infants newly diagnosed with HIV. We also support in providing care for patients with advanced HIV in the district hospital, and healthcare for truck drivers and sex workers.
We are also developing a comprehensive programme to screen, diagnose and treat cervical cancer, which accounts for 40 per cent of all cancers among women in Malawi and kills an estimated 2,314 a year.
MSF teams are currently responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.
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Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
Ravaged by new strain, southern Africa must get COVID-19 vaccines
Press Release
3 Feb 2021
Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
Malawi is overwhelmed by second wave of COVID-19
Interview
27 Jan 2021
Malawi
Tackling a silent woman-killer in Malawi
Voices from the Field
9 Jul 2020
HIV/AIDS
AIDS death toll stagnating due to lack of testing at community level
Press Release
1 Dec 2019
Malawi
New model of care aims to reduce deaths among advanced HIV patients
Project Update
1 Dec 2019
HIV/AIDS
MSF report "No time to lose" examines the fight against AIDS in 15 countries
Report
27 Nov 2019