Right to Care Malawi

Right to Care is a leading healthcare non-profit organization that was started in response to the public healthcare emergency of HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2001. It was one of the first organizations to make HIV treatment available to South African public patients. For nearly 20 years, Right to Care has supported and delivered prevention, care and treatment services for HIV, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections and Hepatitis C, whilst also responding to global healthcare emergencies through its various programmes. The organization’s vast experience in providing both direct service delivery and technical assistance, coupled with its multiple innovations for precision programming in South Africa, has created a model that is adapted and replicated in other parts of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa. The organization employs some 3,300 staff across seven countries. RTC has tested more than 10 million people for HIV, supported over 800,000 patients living with HIV, and on antiretroviral treatment (ART), have performed over a million voluntary medical male circumcisions, managed grants for over 20 sub-recipients and through the provision of technical assistance, Right to Care supports the South African National Department of Health and its provinces and districts across South Africa. In addition, supports governments with global health and infectious disease responses. Through a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) grant, Right to Care moved beyond South Africa’s borders in 2016 to help achieve HIV epidemic control. Right to Care is now fully localized in Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia. In these countries, the Right to Care International teams are working on the ground to bring the HIV epidemic under control, and create strong, sustainable health systems solutions. Through the EQUIP consortium, Right to Care International was launched. It was the first African-led global consortium supported by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through USAID, to deliver technical assistance in countries beyond South Africa’s borders. Right to Care International has worked in 17 countries across Africa, Eastern Europe, East Asia, and the Caribbean. Right to Care International has focused on achieving HIV epidemic control and finding affordable ways to treat the Hepatitis C virus, especially amongst people who inject drugs. Right to Care is now fully localised in Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia, with local partners in each country to expand capacity and maximise impact.