About the Authors

Joseph Kwong-Leung Yu

Affiliations Taiwan Medical Mission in Malawi, Mzuzu Central Hospital, Mzuzu, Malawi, International Medical Cooperation and Development Center, Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Division of Infectious Disease, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Bureau of International Cooperation, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan

Teck-Siang Tok

Affiliation International Medical Cooperation and Development Center, Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan

Jih-Jin Tsai

Affiliation College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Division of Infectious Disease, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Wu-Shou Chang

Affiliation Bureau of International Cooperation, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan

Rose K. Dzimadzi

Affiliation Office of the Hospital Director, Mzuzu Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Mzuzu, Malawi

Ping-Hsiang Yen

Affiliation International Medical Cooperation and Development Center, Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan

Simon D. Makombe

Affiliation HIV Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Amon Nkhata

Affiliation HIV Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Erik J. Schouten

Affiliations HIV Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi, Management Sciences for Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Kelita Kamoto

Affiliation HIV Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Anthony D. Harries

adharries@malawi.net

Affiliations HIV Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi, Family Health International, Lilongwe, Malawi, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AH SM JK ES KK AN TT JT WC RD PY. Performed the experiments: JK. Analyzed the data: AH JK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AH JK. Wrote the paper: AH SM JK ES KK AN TT JT WC RD PY.