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Malawi HIV Implementation Research Scientist Training Program (MHIRST)

Award Number: D43TW010060
ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/15/2015
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2030

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Malawi HIV Implementation Research Scientist Training Program (MHIRST) - The Malawi National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS (2023-27) has set an ambitious goal of achieving a 90% reduction in annual number of HIV infections by 2027 from the 2010 baseline. Guided by this plan and buoyed by the current 95/95/95 achievements in HIV control, Malawi’s efforts are now focused on maintaining a high coverage of HIV interventions and expanding evidence-based interventions in strategic and cost-effective ways. The plan addresses emerging challenges such as natural disasters that disrupt HIV service delivery, ageing HIV population resulting in comorbidities, diminishing HIV resources requiring efficient delivery of interventions and localized HIV infections within specific geographical areas and sub-populations requiring targeted interventions. Since 2015, the Malawi HIV Implementation Research Scientist Training (M-HIRST) program, a collaborative program between Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) and University of North Carolina, has made significant contributions that lay a strong foundation for sustainable Malawi-led HIV control programs. Our first post-doctoral fellows have now achieved leadership positions in academia, have established research track records in implementation science including grant acquisition and trainee supervision, and will serve as faculty for this award. A strong pipeline of master’s and PhD candidates has been established for further development. Our trainees have contributed to 124 peer-reviewed publications. Institutional strengthening has taken place at KUHeS including transition of implementation science short courses and leadership training into Master’s training programs and the Research Support Center, and enhanced grants management expertise. The MHIRST program is now well-poised to build upon its success to expand the pool and skills of its implementation science trainees in the utilization of technologies such as GIS modelling, data science and mobile-health that can contribute towards addressing emerging challenges in HIV service delivery in the national HIV program. In this renewal application, the MHIRST program evolves to transition leadership to KUHES as the grant recipient and expands our implementation science research training focus to include data science while strengthening implementation science research on the effects of and solutions to natural disasters on health service delivery within the Ministry of Health and HIV service partners. The 2025-2030 MHIRST Program has the following aims: 1) To expand the pool of early-stage investigators with IS and data science research skills in Malawi through research support of degree programs, 2) To develop and strengthen the implementation research and data science skills of early stage investigators through research support, mentorship, and internship placement, 3) To provide targeted short courses in Implementation Science technology (Data Science, m-health, GIS, disaster impacts) that facilitates the development of policy-relevant collaborative research projects.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $304,400 )
2025	2025	KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, MOUNT PLEASANT	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	001	11	9/7/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$304,400
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	10	9/6/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $304,400

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $295,032 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	10	1/2/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$295,032
														Subtotal = $295,032

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $300,611 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	9	1/13/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$300,611
														Subtotal = $300,611

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $299,410 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	8	1/24/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	8	1/10/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$299,410
														Subtotal = $299,410

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $299,730 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	7	2/8/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$299,730
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	003	6	2/11/2021	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$222,903
2021	2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	5	2/11/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$215,565
2021	2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	002	5	2/11/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	-$7,338
														Subtotal = $299,730

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $302,002 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	6	5/19/2020	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$302,002
2020	2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	5/18/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $302,002

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $310,814 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	4/26/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$303,476
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	5	6/29/2019	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$7,338
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	002	5	7/15/2019	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
														Subtotal = $310,814

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $429,426 )
2018	2018	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	3	3/2/2018	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$126,490
2018	2018	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	4	5/4/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$302,936
														Subtotal = $429,426

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $302,936 )
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	104 AIRPORT DR STE 2200	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	3	5/26/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$302,936
														Subtotal = $302,936

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $302,936 )
2016	2016	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	440 WEST FRANKLIN ST, CB #1350	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	2	5/12/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$302,936
														Subtotal = $302,936

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $305,476 )
2015	2015	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	440 WEST FRANKLIN ST, CB #1350	CHAPEL HILL	NC	27599	ORANGE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	1	5/15/2015	NEW	$305,476
														Subtotal = $305,476

Grand Total All Awards = $3,452,773

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Malawi HIV Implementation Research Scientist Training Program (MHIRST)

Award Number: D43TW010060

ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/15/2015

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2030

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