A national quality assurance programme for point-of care testing in Malawi : country profile

Country situation, including HIV status Malawi is a landlocked country, stretching over 94 084 square kilometres of land and 24 404 square kilometres of fresh water, whose economic backbone is agriculture. Malawiâ??s HIV positivity rate is estimated at 10.0% (Table 1). HIV prevalence varies widely b...

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Published inAfrican journal of laboratory medicine Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Chiwaula, Mavuto, Kandulu, James - Ministry of Health Directorate of Health Technical services, Thomas, Rachel, Chilima, Benson, Mwenda, Reuben - Ministry of Health Directorate of Health Technical services, Magombo, Termson, Saka, Emmanuel, Zungu, Lutho I. - Ministry of Health Directorate of Health Technical services, Mbene, Alwin - Ministry of Health Directorate of Health Technical services, Chikaonda, Tarsizio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published AOSIS 01.01.2016
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Summary:Country situation, including HIV status Malawi is a landlocked country, stretching over 94 084 square kilometres of land and 24 404 square kilometres of fresh water, whose economic backbone is agriculture. Malawiâ??s HIV positivity rate is estimated at 10.0% (Table 1). HIV prevalence varies widely by geographic regions, where it is 14.5% in southern Malawi, 7.6% in central Malawi and 6.6% in northern Malawi. Prevalence also differs by level of urbanisation in line with population density. Rural Malawi has a positivity rate of 8.9%, which is half the rate of the 17.4% found in urban areas.
ISSN:2225-2002
2225-2010