Table 2.

List of all districts in Malawi not mapped for trachoma prior to May 2014, and action taken, Global Trachoma Mapping Project, Malawi phase two, 2014–2015.

Region	District	Populationa, N	Additional information received	Action taken
North	1. Mzimba north	261,332	Adjacent to Zambia districts with TF >10%	Changed to suspected endemic and mapped
	2. Mzimba south	572,079	Borders Kasungu, which had TF >10%	Changed to suspected endemic and mapped
	3. Nkhatabay and Likomab	251,477	Adjacent to Malawi district with TF >10%	Changed to suspected endemic and mapped
	4. Rumphi	197,200	Adjacent to Zambia districts with TF >10%	Changed to suspected endemic and mapped
	5. Karonga	318,098	Adjacent to Tanzania districts with TF >10%	Changed to suspected endemic and mapped
	6. Chitipa	208,815	Adjacent to Tanzania districts with TF >10%	Changed to suspected endemic and mapped
Central	7. Dedza	727,396	Adjacent to Malawi and Mozambique districts with TF >10%	Changed to suspected endemic and mapped
South	8. Mulanje	612,699	Adjacent to Mozambique districts with TF >10%	Changed to suspected endemic and mapped
	9. Blantyre	1,040,652	Not adjacent to any district in which trachoma is a public health problem	Suspected non-endemic; not mapped
	10. Thyolo	658,085	Not adjacent to any district in which trachoma is a public health problem	Suspected non-endemic; not mapped
	11. Chirazulu	339,271	Not adjacent to any district in which trachoma is a public health problem	Suspected non-endemic; not mapped

^aCalculated based on projections from 2008 census figures. ¹⁶

^bLikoma is an island with a resident population of 11,859; it was mapped in an evaluation unit with Nkhatabay rather than as a separate evaluation unit, even though it is administratively recognized as a separate district.

TF, trachomatous inflammation–follicular.