HIV / AIDS

The impact of HIV/AIDS in Malawi is huge, and especially so in Mulanje. Out of the total population between 15 and 49, 8.8% is infected with HIV. The prevalence is higher among women (10.8%) than men (6.4%). The prevalence in the Southern region is twice as high as that in the Central and Northern regions, and Mulanje is especially hard-hit. Here, 25.9 % of women between 15 and 49 are HIV positive, as well as 14.2% of men in the same age group. (Source: Demographic and Health Survey, 2015-16).

ART clinic

The anti-retroviral clinic is a busy department. The figures below show the total number of people on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) through MMH.

Year Number of clients on ART
2016-17  
2017-18  
2018-19 6715

  • Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a common problem in people living with HIV, and also in those without HIV-infection. The following strategies are followed to reduce the incidence of TB:

  • establishment of community sputum collection commitees throughout the region
  • close follow-up of TB-patients on treatment and their family
  • screening of all sick HIV patients who are admitted to the hospital for evidence of TB
  • preventive therapy for TB for patients newly started on HIV-treatment high quality X-ray at the hospital
  • annual screening of healthcare workers at MMH and maintaining a clinic at Mulanje Prison

 
 

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Patrick Gomani

    I would like to visit your hospital one of these days…….you are doing a very commendable job

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