This year’s 8th World One Health Congress (8WOHC) took place from September 20th to 23rd, 2024, in Cape Town, South Africa. The event brought together researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders from accross the globe to discuss major One Health challenges and exchange insights on research and policy developments. Taonga Mwapasa, our research associate, gave an […]
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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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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,
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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A member of the team having a discussion with an adolescent It has been a quite exciting 3 weeks from February 4th 2024 for the WASH team of the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing in Malawi who have started their formative data collection in Mchinji District and will later implement the same
The Sunbird Hotel Livingstonia Salima hosted the 2023 Malawi Environmental Health Association (MEHA) conference and Annual General Meeting from November 7th to 8th. A convergence of minds, the event brought together Environmental Health professionals from the Government, Private Sector, and Academia, all under the theme of “Uniting Disciplines to Protect Public Health.” Distinguished Presence: The
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The Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) had its Research and Innovation Week from 14th – 16th August, 2023, under the theme “Generating Knowledge and Innovations for Sustainable Development”. The three-day event held in the School of Engineering auditorium confirmed the University’s commitment to advancing research, innovation and sustainability. Students, staff, experts, and distinguished guests were engaged.
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By Taonga Mwapasa Kumwenda The first ever Blantyre City Summit organised by Blantyre City Council (BCC) took place on 22nd February 2023 at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre under the theme “A Livable, Safe and Vibrant City”. The summit attracted different stakeholders from the business, political, academic, religious, community and non-governmental sectors with the aim
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Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) through WASHTED participated in an initiative called Climate Connect that brought together staff, PhD students and undergraduate students from across the world in discussing climate change and sustainable development related issues. Participating Universities included: University of Waterloo (Canada); University of Strathclyde (UK); KTH (Sweden), Stellenbosch University (SA),
The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub is a broad partnership housed at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) that draws on scientific, operational and creative expertise from a network of individuals and organizations from around the world. It is a free service to help actors in low- and middle-income countries to rapidly share, design,
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