Malawi
A snapshot of PrEP scale-up, registration and resources for Malawi.
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NoneEstimated Number of Current PrEP Users
Aggregates numbers reported from demonstration projects, PEPFAR dashboard and program/country reports where available. This is presented as a range due to difficulty in tracking precise numbers and possible double reporting.
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1,060PEPFAR PrEP Target in COP 2019
Targets are set by PEPFAR country teams on an annual basis. Targets do not indicate funding is available for PrEP.
Data Updated: May 1, 2019
Drug Registration Status
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Gilead's Truvada (TDF/FTC) registrationApproved
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Generic versions of TDF/FTC for preventionPlanning to submit
Types of Delivery Projects
- Clinical trial
- Implementation project
Research, Demonstration and Implementation Projects
Policy Framework
- Malawi Guidelines for Clinical Management of HIV in Children and Adults (2016)
- The National HIV Prevention Strategy (2015-2020)
Funding
- International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Selected Technical & Strategic Assistance
Resources for Malawi
- Dapivirine Ring Early Introduction Considerations: Malawi analysis — The OPTIONS Consortium conducted secondary research and interviews with key stakeholders in several countries to understand questions about the ring that could inform demonstration and processes for introducing new biomedical HIV prevention products.
- Click here for the latest information from the Department of HIV and AIDS (DHA) in the Malawi Ministry of Health
- A Framework for Scaling Up PrEP can help implementers, government, and advocates begin planning for and implementing PrEP programs
- MSF Corridor Project – A project focusing on the “Corridor,” a busy trade route used by truckers hauling goods throughout southern Africa. Based in Mozambique and Malawi (with extensions into Zimbabwe), it delivers PrEP to sex workers, truck drivers and men who have sex with men at high risk for HIV.
- Map of HIV Prevention Research and PrEP Demonstration Sites in Malawi