Fighting HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis with the Global Fund
What is the problem?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had gruesome effects in the country, not only in wiping out an entire generation but also backtracking programmatic achievements and attempts to fight against the three diseases burdens for TB and HIV/AIDS.
- Malawi’s HIV prevalence is rising, with 9% of the adult population (aged 15-49) living with the virus; with 33,000 new infections, according to a 2020 UNAIDS report.
- Young people are particularly at risk due to early sexual activity and teen marriage, with around a third of all new HIV infections in the country in 2018 occurring among young people (aged 15-24).
- Around 60% of young people do not have sufficient knowledge of how to prevent HIV/AIDS.
How is World Vision doing?
World Vision, as Principal Recipient of Global Fund grants, is working with different CSOs and other community-level structures, as well as supporting organisations in delivering high quality and high impact interventions addressing HIV/AIDS among young people and other key populations.
- World Vision has also partnered with other like-minded organisations that have been recruited as Sub Recipients to ensure the delivery of a mixture of youth-friendly interventions on HIV/AIDS and TB across the country.
World Vision’s work is focused on three crucial areas, namely;
- Prevention and support for Adolescent Girls and Young Women and Youths for in and out of school (AGYW-related interventions)
- Preventive interventions for Key Affected Populations (Men who have Sex with Men, Female Sex Workers-related interventions) and their clients (partners)
- Interventions targeting people living with TB and their immediate families.
Partnerships
