HIV remains a huge killer in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Malawi where up to 18% of the population is HIV positive.

Early detection of the virus coupled with appropriate treatment can enormously improve both quality and length of life after diagnosis. Researchers at Warwick Medical School are embarking on a study to investigate the costs and benefits of home-based HIV testing in Malawi.

The project is lead by Hendy Maheswaran, a Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow and Public Health Doctor at Warwick Medical School, working in collaboration with the College of Medicine in Malawi, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

More details here.