Day of the African Child · 16 June 2026 Annual Commemoration The Day of the African Child 2026: Ensuring universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for every child in Africa A look at why WASH is a fundamental right — and how a participatory research partnership in Malawi is working to make sure no […]
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Every year on 28 May, the world marks Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) to raise awareness about menstrual health and advocate for dignity for all menstruating individuals. The 2026 theme, “Together for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld,” calls for collective action to ensure menstruation never becomes a barrier to education, health, or opportunity. At WASHTED, we recognise that
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In Malawi, household water management shapes women’s and girls’ lives from dawn to dusk, from the first trip to the borehole to the last wash of dishes at night. Long walks for water and the expectation that women “keep the home clean” quietly decide whether a girl makes it to school on time or whether
From 1st to 3rd October 2025, the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Research Dissemination Conference (KUHeS RDC) was held at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre, once again proving to be a vibrant platform for knowledge sharing, collaboration, and scientific dialogue. Held under the theme “Multidisciplinary Health Research and Innovation: Key to Economic Development,” the conference brought
Using an innovative data collection approach, WASHTED and partners are uncovering household soap preferences in Chiradzulu and Blantyre districts. While soap is essential for preventing diseases, many Malawian households still face barriers related to availability, preference, and prioritisation, and not all soaps are equally motivating to use for handwashing. In Phase 2 of this study,
From 1st october 2025, in one of Blantyre’s primary schools, a quiet transformation is taking place. What started as a few concerned conversations about the state of the toilets has now grown into a movement of creativity, and change led by learners themselves. The NIHR Global Health Research Group on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, in
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Starting from the 29th of September to the 3rd of October, the Centre for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Appropriate Technology Development (WASHTED) organised a week-long Strategic Plan Development Workshop aimed at developing the Centre’s strategic direction for the period 2026–2030. This workshop was organised following the expiry of the previous Strategic plan (2017-2022) for the
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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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The national Guardian Waiting Shelters (GWS) study launch was a significant event that brought together key local stakeholders from across Malawi. This national-wide GWS study – led by the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) through WASHTED Centre in collaboration with University of Strathclyde, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
From 31st March to 4th April 2025, the WASHTED’s NIHR research team under Work Strand 4 (WS4), convened in Mulanje for a five-day intervention development workshop. The workshop aimed to design evidence-based behaviour change interventions targeting key WASH-related practices among adolescents, informed by findings from formative research and co-design sessions with the Youth Technical Working
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