Malawi

THE COUNTRY

Population
18.6 million
Life expectancy
64 years
Population living below international poverty line
50.7%
Religions
  • Protestant 27.2%
  • Catholic 18.4%
  • Other Christian 41%
  • Muslim 12.1%

HIV SNAPSHOT

Estimated people living with HIV
1000000
Estimated adult (15-49 years) prevalence
9.6%
Incidence rate per 1 000 uninfected population
2.39
HIV prevalence in key populations:
  • Men who have sex with men 17%
  • Sex workers 60%
Sources: World Bank, World Health Organization & CIA World Factbook

Hope for Life Malawi

In Malawi, HIV rates are among the highest in the world. Alongside its partner denomination – the Africa Evangelical Church (AEC) – SIM Malawi’s Hope for Life effort (known in-country and historically as HOPE for AIDS) has been working to implement responsive strategies with a focus on interventions designed to reach deep into the rural areas of the country.

Today, the project seeks to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those living with HIV and their families, and to enable and educate the church and community in responding to HIV and related issues.

Want to know more? Contact international.hopeforlife@sim.org

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