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On July 25, 2022 at 11:45:04 AM UTC, francis Chimwemwe Mkandawire:
  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2019 Q3 from

    * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __759__ static and __197__ outreach HIV testing sites * __750__ (static) ART sites; __615__ of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 732 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __691__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __1,019,610__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __207,831 (20%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __811,779 (80%)__ were repeat testers and __32,190 (4%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __28,376 (2.8%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * A total of __30,622__ people received __38,444__ self-test kits for either primary or secondary use. * __14,482 (80%)__ of 18,018 blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis * __168,033 (98%)__ of 172,271 women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __11,669 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. __149,107 (96%)__ of 155,842 at maternity had their HIV status ascertained __10,904 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. * __27,624__ patients started ART this quarter; __80%__ were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the “Test & Treat” policy. * __826,102__ patients were alive and on ART by end of September 20192. This means that __77%__ of the estimated 1,070,896 HIV positive population were on ART. ART coverage was __69%__ (46,628/ 67,465) for children and __77%__ (779,474 / 1,003,432) for adults. * __125,766 (93%)__ of viral load results from routine monitoring were <1000 copies/ml. Viral suppression rates for routine samples among children (0-14 years) and adults (15+ years) were __64%__ and __92%__, respectively. * __72%__ of adults and __75%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * Out of __796,167__ patients on first line adult ART __286,394 (37%)__ were on TDF/3TC/EFV and __468,880 (60%)__ had transitioned to TDF/3TC/DTG. * __13,114 6 (>99%)__ of an estimated 10,932 3 HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __9,521(73%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __3,593 (27%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery.
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    * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __759__ static and __197__ outreach HIV testing sites * __750__ (static) ART sites; __615__ of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 732 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __691__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __1,019,610__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __207,831 (20%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __811,779 (80%)__ were repeat testers and __32,190 (4%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __28,376 (2.8%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * A total of __30,622__ people received __38,444__ self-test kits for either primary or secondary use. * __14,482 (80%)__ of 18,018 blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis * __168,033 (98%)__ of 172,271 women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __11,669 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. __149,107 (96%)__ of 155,842 at maternity had their HIV status ascertained __10,904 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. * __27,624__ patients started ART this quarter; __80%__ were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the “Test & Treat” policy. * __826,102__ patients were alive and on ART by end of September 2019. This means that __77%__ of the estimated 1,070,896 HIV positive population were on ART. ART coverage was __69%__ (46,628/ 67,465) for children and __77%__ (779,474 / 1,003,432) for adults. * __125,766 (93%)__ of viral load results from routine monitoring were <1000 copies/ml. Viral suppression rates for routine samples among children (0-14 years) and adults (15+ years) were __64%__ and __92%__, respectively. * __72%__ of adults and __75%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * Out of __796,167__ patients on first line adult ART __286,394 (37%)__ were on TDF/3TC/EFV and __468,880 (60%)__ had transitioned to TDF/3TC/DTG. * __13,114 6 (>99%)__ of an estimated 10,932 3 HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __9,521(73%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __3,593 (27%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery.



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