Public sector:

By the end of September 2007, there were 109 facilities in Malawi in the public health sector delivering ART free of charge to HIV-positive eligible patients.

In the third quarter of 2007 (July to September), there were 15,363 new patients started on ART (39% male, 61% female; 86% adults and 14% children. By the end of September 2007, there were 125,610 patients who had ever started on ART (39% male, 61% female; 92% adults and 8 % children). Cumulative treatment outcomes by end of September were:- 69% alive and on ART at the site of registration, 12% dead, 10% lost to follow-up, 9% transferred out to another facility (and were presumably alive) and <1% stopped treatment. Of the 86,279 patients alive and on ART:- 96% were on the first line regimen, 4% were on an alternative first line regimen and a small number (265) were on a second line regimen.

Private sector:

By the end of September 2007, there were 45 facilities in Malawi in the private health sector delivering ART at a subsidized rate to HIV-positive eligible patients.

In the third quarter of 2007 (July to September), there were 565 new patients started on ART (55% male, 45% female, 97% adult, 3% children). By the end of September 2007, there were 4,878 patients who had ever started on ART (52% male, 48% female, 96% adults, 4% children). Cumulative treatment outcomes by end of September were:- 75% alive and on ART at the site of registration, 7% dead, 4% lost to follow-up, 13% transferred out to another facility (and were presumably alive) and <1% had stopped treatment. Of the 3,677 patients alive and on ART:- 93% were on first line regimen, 6% were on an alternative first line regimen and 1% were on a second line regimen.