Public sector:
By the end of December 2007, there were 118 free-standing facilities in Malawi in the public health sector delivering ART free of charge to HIV-positive eligible patients.
In the fourth quarter of 2007 (October to December), there were 14,908 new patients started on ART (39% male, 61% female; 91% adults and 9% children. By the end of December 2007, there were 141,449 patients who had ever started on ART (39% male, 61% female; 92% adults and 8 % children). Cumulative treatment outcomes by end of December were:- 68% alive and on ART at the site of registration, 12% dead, 10% lost to follow-up, 10% transferred out to another facility (and were presumably alive) and <1% stopped treatment. Of the 96,712 patients alive and on ART:- 96% were on the first line regimen, 4% were on an alternative first line regimen and a small number (343) were on a second line regimen.
Private sector:
By the end of December 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 fourth quarter of 2007 (October to December), there were 529 new patients started on ART (50% male, 50% female, 95% adult, 5% children). By the end of December 2007, there were 5,407 patients who had ever started on ART (52% male, 48% female, 96% adults, 4% children). Cumulative treatment outcomes by end of December were:- 72% alive and on ART at the site of registration, 7% dead, 6% lost to follow-up, 14% transferred out to another facility (and were presumably alive) and <1% had stopped treatment. Of the 3,937 patients alive and on ART:- 92% were on first line regimen, 6% were on an alternative first line regimen and 1% were on a second line regimen.