Malawi was heavily affected by the HIV epidemic in the late ’90s and now has one of the most successful and innovative HIV programmes in southeast Africa. HIV prevalence has dropped from 15.2 per cent in 2003 (UNAIDS) to 10.6 per cent in 2016 (MPHIA). By mid-2017, 714,691 people living with HIV were taking lifelong antiretroviral treatment.
Yet HIV is the leading cause of death among adults in Malawi and 28,000 new cases are expected each year. MSF has been involved in the HIV response for years and today works in Chiradzulu and Nsanje, two districts in the Southern Region. We support the health ministry in meeting the health needs of particularly vulnerable people: children, adolescents and women living with HIV, severely ill people failing first-line antiretroviral treatment, and female sex workers.
![Nsanje: Sexual & reproductive healthcare for sexworkers Nsanje: Sexual & reproductive healthcare for sexworkers](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/57g45l22y43a63t02vk7e5j7q13t2c7n.jpg)
![Chiradzulu: HIV care for adolescents Chiradzulu: HIV care for adolescents](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/c1gnj6w80cd00o41p63p04v860atas81.jpg)
![Chiradzulu: HIV care for adolescents Chiradzulu: HIV care for adolescents](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/wy0r6kidu50crnjp40241v731th4740w.jpg)
![Chiradzulu: Prevention and early treatment of cervical cancer Chiradzulu: Prevention and early treatment of cervical cancer](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/p11mgvv8nauh31diek7ug5x50ak8x7tj.jpg)
![Nsanje: Mentoring and material support Nsanje: Mentoring and material support](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/v47t4gqpsgqfko330p0i3eyi6tah8xjw.jpg)
![Chiradzulu: HIV care for adolescents Chiradzulu: HIV care for adolescents](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/y575qu7sad67wf56bg5pff8n02phql12.jpg)
![Chiradzulu: Complicated HIV clinic days Chiradzulu: Complicated HIV clinic days](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/o7e8m8oj036vexfvgn74oe3r6161f3j5.jpg)
![Chiradzulu: Prevention and early treatment of cervical cancer: Chiradzulu: Prevention and early treatment of cervical cancer:](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/e1u604hc785f5g1t1215e16u7241ta6w.jpg)
![Nsanje: Treating advanced HIV Nsanje: Treating advanced HIV](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/1ectlxs1qeg717n674eowennaq31wlcg.jpg)
![Nsanje: Treating advanced HIV Nsanje: Treating advanced HIV](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/3n0r23l4061mherhm74a4c5i4847fx6s.jpg)