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 |