2021 HIV Epidemiological

Estimates for Malawi

HIV Epidemic estimates at the end of 2020
Malawi as a UN member state is a signatory to the 2016
political declaration to accelerate the fight against HIV and
end AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.
The UN Fast track targets entails that by 2030:
 90% reduction in new HIV infections amongst adults from
2010 levels
 95% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) know their HIV status
 95% of people with known HIV status should be on ART
 95% of people on sustained ART should achieve
undetectable viral load
PLHIV, all ages New HIV infections, all ages Undiagnosed HIV, all ages

49% of all PLHIV in Malawi
resides in 7 districts and cities
namely: Blantyre city, Lilongwe
city, Mulanje, Mangochi, Thyolo,
Zomba and Lilongwe districts.
47% of all new HIV infections are
in Lilongwe city, Blantyre city,
Mulanje, Mangochi, Zomba,
Lilongwe and Thyolo districts.
28% of undiagnosed
PLHIV resides in Blantyre
city, Lilongwe city and
Mulanje
ART COVERAGE- Largest gap among Young people Spectrum Treatment Cascade (Dec 2020)

Not on ART On ART Not on ART On ART

Largest ART gap among young people

Towards Epidemic control in 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