As of June 2005, about 14,300
patients were on treatment. During the 1st
quarter of 2005, there were
4530 new patients started on ARV treatment;
95%
were adult, 38% male and 62% female.
It is estimated that 900,000
Malawians are living with HIV/AIDS and 170,
000 of whom are in need of ARV. With the support
of the Global Fund, 59 hospitals and clinics
are now offering free treatment in Malawi.
The Ministry of Health (MoH)
has been receiving Antiretroviral drugs with
support from the Global Fund through it’s
procurement agent UNICEF. MoH continues to
monitor the ARV delivery program, assess and
prepare new sites, train additional health
care personnel. Efforts are underway by the
Ministry of Health and its partners to increase
access to ARV’s by Scaling Up delivery
to additional 25 new Rural Health facilities.
Patients eligible for ARV
therapy:
Positive HIV test + understand implications
of ART
WHO Clinical Stage III or Clinical Stage IV
(CD4 counts < 200/mm3 where applicable)
HAART regimens in Malawi
First line regimen: [2 NRTI + 1 NNRTI]
d4T+3TC+NVP (Fixed-dose combination)
“Triomune”
Alternative first line regimens:
AZT+3TC+NVP
d4T+3TC+EFV
Second line regimen:
AZT+ddI+NFV
For more details
download
Directory of
ARV sites in Malawi - December 2005 Hospitals
Offering ART in Malawi.htmi
ARV
therapy in Malawi (PDF
111KB)
Presentation on National Scale up of ARV in
Malawi
MoH -June05
ARV
Guidelines (PDF 111KB)
Guidelines for the use of Antiretroviral Therapy
in Malawi,
MoH -2003
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