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WASHTED JOINS THE WORLD IN COMMEMORATING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DAY

Today, September 26, 2024, MUBAS’ WASHTED joined the Malawi Environmental Health Association (MEHA) in engaging MUBAS Environmental Health Society (EH Society) in the commemoration of World Environmental Health Day with the rest of the global Environmental Health forums. This event was aligned with this year’s theme: “Environmental Health: Creating Resilient Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction […]

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USAID Advancing Nutrition: Learning with Care Groups through Participatory Research in Malawi

Projects

Background USAID Advancing Nutrition collaborated with Akule ndi Thanzi, a USAID Malawi-funded nutrition project and WASHTED at the Malawi University if Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) to conduct participatory, user-cantered research aimed at improving the quality of peer support groups in Malawi. The partnership focused on Salima and Dowa districts, supporting the Malawi National Nutrition

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RGHI Early Childhood Development Project Kicks Off in Malawi

Projects

The Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute’s (RGHI) Early Childhood Development (ECD) project launched its activities this June. The ECDC project aims to develop and test an ECDC-based intervention to improve hygiene behaviours both in ECDCs and home environments. This includes creating clean surroundings, promoting handwashing, and ensuring food hygiene. The study will be implemented in three

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Unlocking the silence behind Guardian Waiting Shelter (GWS) conditions and user satisfaction: WASHTED disseminates findings from the GWS study.

News and Events

On 15 May 2024, WASHTED team, together with partners from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Strathclyde, held a fruitful research dissemination conference at Sunbird Livingstonia in Salima. The dissemination conference was typically aimed at sharing and discussing with relevant stakeholders the key findings of a groundbreaking research that

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WASHTED Takes Part in the 2024 World Hand Hygiene Day Commemoration

Blog, News and Events

The Center for Water, Sanitation, Health, and Appropriate Technology Development (WASHTED) under the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) joined other stakeholders in the health sector to commemorate World Hand Hygiene Day. The Malawi Liverpool Wellcome program (MLW), Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), Médecins San Frontières (MSF), and Queen Elizabeth

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Inaugural Symposium of the AP3 Research Network: A Milestone in promoting plastic pollution and planetary health research in Africa

Blog, News and Events

By Taonga Mwapasa Kumwenda The inaugural symposium of the African Plastic Pollution and Planetary Health (AP3) Research Network was a significant event that brought together leading researchers in the field of plastic pollution and planetary health from across Africa. Hosted by the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) through the WASHTED research centre,

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More than collecting data: WASHTED disseminates research findings from Guardian Waiting Shelter (GWS) project.

News and Events

From 26th to 27th March 2024, MUBAS through WASHTED Centre participated in a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities learning event organised by WaterAid at Bingu International Conference Centre in Lilongwe. The event focused on learning through sharing experiences from researchers, implementors and other stakeholders to achieve tangible and sustainable outcomes in promoting WASH in

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World Water Day 2024

News and Events

On this World Water Day, we spoke to one of our team members about the theme “leveraging water for peace.” Here’s what they shared: “Growing up, water was a crucial part of daily life. I remember fetching water from boreholes, a task shared by boys and girls alike. Sometimes, conflicts would arise at the water

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Highlights of MUBAS` involvement at the 2024 Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA) capacity-building workshop, Lilongwe

News and Events

MUBAS actively participated in the distinguished Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA) capacity-building workshop hosted by the Malawi Medical Council. The event was held at Bingu International Conference Centre from the 18th to the 20th of March 2024. Embracing this year’s profound theme, “Utilisation of Digital Technology and Innovation in Strengthening Governance and Regulation

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WASHTED Gathers in Mangochi for a Productive Writing Workshop and Team Building Retreat

Blog, News and Events

Greetings from the beautiful shores of Lake Malawi! This week, members of the Centre for Water, Sanitation, Health and Appropriate Technology Development (WASHTED) have converged at the lakeshore district of Mangochi for a writing and team-building retreat. The primary objective of this retreat is to finalize and publish all manuscripts that the team is currently

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