New HIV infections fall by 76% in Malawi
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nyasa Times
Illustrative image · Los Muertos Crew · Pexels · Licence PexelsMalawi recorded 14,000 new HIV infections in 2025, compared with 60,000 in 2010, a 76% decline. The National AIDS Commission is now targeting 6,000 new infections by 2030, according to its monitoring official Shadreck Sulani.
Malawi recorded 14,000 new HIV infections in 2025, compared with 60,000 in 2010, a 76% decline, according to the National AIDS Commission (NAC). The figure was presented on Friday in Lilongwe by Shadreck Sulani, the NAC's monitoring and evaluation official, during a meeting with the media.
AIDS-related deaths also declined, from 36,000 to 13,000, while mother-to-child transmission of HIV fell from 40% to 6%, according to the NAC. The commission is now targeting 6,000 new infections per year by 2030 and intends to continue prevention, testing and treatment efforts.
Tione Chilambe, director general of the NAC, said Malawi was making progress towards the global 95-95-95 targets set for 2030, covering knowledge of HIV status, access to treatment and viral load suppression. He also called on the media to help disseminate information on prevention, testing and care and to combat misinformation and stigma, according to Nyasa Times. The announcement comes after the publication on 8 November of a report on the difficulties Malawi faces in persuading men to get tested for HIV.
