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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN MALAWI (CHEER-MALAWI)

Award Number: R25TW011455
ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN MALAWI (CHEER-MALAWI) - CAPACITY BUILDING FOR HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN MALAWI (CHEER- Malawi) PROJECT SUMMARY: Malawi faces the double encumbrance of high burden of communicable diseases and an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases. From the latest Global Burden of Disease Report (2013), HIV and AIDS (34.9%) and other communicable conditions such as malaria, diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections combined (23.2%) are the major contributors to Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYS)[1]. Under the Health Sector Strategic Plan I 2011-2016, Malawi made substantial health gains by reducing infant mortality, Under-5 mortality, maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and HIV prevalence among women and men age 15-49 years[2]. Despite the progress, Malawi's MMR and neonatal mortality rate (NMR) are among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Educational programs at COM and KCN have in part contributed to the strengthening of the health system through the production of pre-service as well as the training of post-basic health professionals and conduct of relevant health research. Despite the increase in the numbers of health professionals produced by both COM and KCN, significant gaps remaingiven theMalawian population is rapidly increasing in size. The challenge in further increasing the output from educational institutions, while maintaining and improving the quality of its graduates, call for innovative ways of pedagogy and research. This can be achieved by improving the quality of Health Profession Education (HPE) through establishment of a center of excellence in HPE; strengthening research capacity and governance; encouraging inter-professional education and training; and decentralizing education and training to the community setting including rural and peripheral sites. This has potential to increase access to health education thus ensuring continuing professional development of health care workers. This will be done through long-term and sustainable coordination between educational, community and research institutions in a collaborative manner to address the health needs of the nation. This grant application brings together a consortium of key institutions and individuals that are currently championing health profession education and research in Malawi. The consortium is purposefully designed to build capacity within COM, the only public higher education institution offering training in medicine and degree level allied health programs such as physiotherapy, pharmacy and medical laboratory science; KCN, the only higher education institution offering nursing degree programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; Malawi College of Health Sciences (MCHS), the major training institutions for diploma level allied health workers and nurses; and the Malawi Ministry of Health and Population (MOH), the major provider of health services, to ensure maximal buy-in at national policy level and sustainability as well as strengthening inter- professional collaboration in education, research and service delivery. 1


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: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2023	KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, MOUNT PLEASANT	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	000	5	11/24/2025	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, MOUNT PLEASANT	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	002	5	1/10/2024	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$0
2024	2023	KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, MOUNT PLEASANT	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	000	5	12/8/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	-$599,963
2024	2023	KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, MOUNT PLEASANT	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	001	5	12/19/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$599,963
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $599,963 )
2023	2023	KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, MOUNT PLEASANT	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	000	5	8/30/2023	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$599,963
														Subtotal = $599,963

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $600,000 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	000	4	7/12/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$600,000
														Subtotal = $600,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $599,930 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	001	3	7/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$599,930
2021	2020	UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD	BLANTYRE				MWI	International Research and Research Training	000	2	11/4/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $599,930

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $310,618 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD	BLANTYRE		3		MWI	International Research and Research Training	001	2	9/16/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$310,618
2020	2019	UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD	BLANTYRE		3		MWI	International Research and Research Training	000	1	2/7/2020	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $310,618

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $600,000 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	1 MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD	BLANTYRE		3		MWI	International Research and Research Training	000	1	9/10/2019	NEW	$600,000
														Subtotal = $600,000

Grand Total All Awards = $2,710,511

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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN MALAWI (CHEER-MALAWI)

Award Number: R25TW011455

ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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