In a country where more than half the population is under the age of 25, placing young people at the center of health and well-being interventions is not just important – it is essential. While this is often talked about, it is rarely put into practice. But that was not the case for us. The […]
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On June 13, 2025, the School of Science and Technology at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) hosted a vibrant, one-day event to mark the 20th anniversary of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies (WASHTED) Centre. The celebration, held under the theme “Celebrating 20 Years of WASHTED: Strengthening Partnerships Across the School
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WASHTED had the privilege of participating in the Malawi Environmental Health Association- MEHA 2025 Conference and Annual General Meeting, held under the theme “Uniting Preventive Health Disciplines for Environmental Health Activities.” The event brought together stakeholders from government, NGOs, and the private sector, with international delegates from South Africa and Zambia contributing valuable insights. Our
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The Water, Sanitation, Health and Appropriate Technology Development Centre (WASHTED) proudly participated in the Research and Innovation Week 2025 hosted by the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) from 11–12 August 2025. The event, themed “Driving Sustainable Growth for an Inclusive and Entrepreneurial Malawi,” brought together innovators, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders for
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Research findings are only valuable when shared and acted upon, as their true impact lies in being disseminated to drive progress! That’s why WASHTED, along with other collaborators of the NIHR-GHRG on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing in Malawi, is in Mchinji this week to share findings from the recently concluded formative studies with various stakeholders.
NIHR-GHRG on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing in Malawi Research Dissemination. Read More »
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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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
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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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
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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