Capacity Building for Health Profession Education and Research in Malawi (CHEER-Malawi)
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Capacity Building for Health Profession Education and Research in Malawi (CHEER-Malawi)
Principal Institution
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Mkandawire, Nyengo
Project Contact Information
Email: nmkandawire@medcol.mw
Year(s) Awarded
2019–2024
Country
Malawi
Collaborators
Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN)
Malawi College of Health Sciences
Malawi Ministry of Health and Population
University of North Carolina (UNC) Lilongwe
Baylor College Lilongwe
University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill
Project Description
This project aims to improve the quality of health profession educators; strengthen the research capacity of health professionals and health education institutions in Malawi; foster inter-professional education and research among healthcare workers through community-based district learning platforms in order to meet the challenges posed by the double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases including HIV.
All awards through the Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) are supported by the U.S. Department of State's Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, which leads, manages and oversees the
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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