This strategic plan aims to guide the national response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Malawi. With the mission to achieve a healthy and prosperous nation free from HIV and AIDS. The main priorities of the policy include: Combination Prevention; Differentiated HIV Testing Services; Treatment, Care, and Support for HIV/AIDS and Related Diseases; TB/HIV; Vulnerable Children; Reducing Human Rights and Gender-Related Barriers; Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC); and Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH)

These guidelines aim to help management and staff in health facilities in Malawi to minimize the risk of TB transmission in health care facilities and other facilities by providing better understanding and awareness in TB transmission in health care facilities, infection prevention and control procedures, and protection of health care workers and staff through HIV testing and counselling.

The overall objective of this policy is to provide a framework for the provision of accessible, acceptable, and affordable, comprehensive SRHR services to all women, men, and young people of Malawi. Major themes in the policy are family planning, reproductive health, maternal health, sexually transmitted diseases, and domestic violence.

The overall objective is to ensure the promotion and implementation of activities and research into hygiene, sanitation, and solid/liquid waste disposal and recycling in Malawi.

The overall objective of this policy is to achieve universal health coverage of quality, equitable and affordable health care for all citizens to improve health status, financial risk protection, and better quality of life for all citizens.

This policy highlights the guidelines for genetic research in Malawi. The policy covers consent, counselling, testing, risk, and uncertainty in clinical prediction.

These guidelines are a guide for the treatment of uncomplicated and severe malaria. The policy also provides a concise reference for health workers to effectively manage malaria in Malawi.

This National Strategic HIV / AIDS Response Plan, 2010-2014, is a government document outlining policies and strategies for combating of this epidemic, and which prioritizes the reinforcement of prevention, in all areas.

The policy highlights the government’s strategy to address the gap in sexual and reproductive health services in the country since 66 percent of the country’s population is under the age of 25 and therefore most vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases. The strategy covers: access to information through health promotional activities, social and behavioural change, and adherence to health services standards.

This strategic plan has been developed to guide the national response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic as well as mobilize resources for effective implementation of interventions. The main goal of the policy is to address and reduce HIV and AIDS in Malawi. The main thematic areas of the policy include HIV testing services; treatment, care and support for HIV/AIDS and related diseases; reducing human rights and gender-related barriers; social and behaviour change communication; and resilient and sustainable systems for health.

This policy was designed to prevent the spread of HIV infection, promote access to treatment for PLHIV and to reduce the health, social-economic and psychosocial impact of HIV and AIDS. The focus areas of the policy include treatment, care and support, prevention, response to HIV and AIDS, protection of vulnerable groups, and capacity development.

This Act to outlines the necessary provision for the prevention and management of HIV and AIDS; the protection of the rights and obligations of persons living with HIV or affected by HIV and AIDS; the establishment of the National AIDS Commission; and to provide for other related matters.

The goal of this policy is to reduce the morbidity, mortality and transmission of tuberculosis in Malawi in line with the vision of a tuberculosis free Malawi. The manual covers tuberculosis diagnosis, control methods, monitoring, and health promotion.

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This Act amend and consolidate the law regarding the preservation of public health in Malawi. The Act covers the prevention of infectious diseases, provisions for epidemic, sanitation and housing, venereal diseases, water, and food supplies.

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These guidelines outline the required standards and process for HIV testing and counselling for infants and children. Key principles of the guidelines include right to testing and care, consent for HIV testing, right to age-appropriate HIV counselling, disclosure of HIV status to children, right to confidentiality, and sensitization and training.

This programme aims at preventing HIV infectuion and providing health care to patients suffering from AIDS and to seropositive individuals.

The main objective of the policy is to prevent the spread of HIV infection among Malawians by proving access to the treatment of PLHA and mitigate the health, socio-economic and psychosocial impacts of HIV/AIDS on individuals and households. Main areas of the policy include prevention, behavioural change, treatment, capacity building, research and development, resource mobilization and program implementation.

The CNCS was created in 2000 by Ministerial Decree (10/2000 of 23 May 2000). The Decree also created the respective Executive Secretariat as the executive body for coordinating the national response to HIV and AIDS.