COHRED - Health Research Web

Health Research Web - Country Page

Malawi

1. Research for health – national priorities	5. Resources
2. Research for health – policies and governance	6. Country Background
3. Key Institutions	7. Country Reviewers
4. Research Financing and Partnership

1. Research for health – national priorities


	*Update in progress*

2. Research for health – policies and
governance


	In this section we will provide links to national policies relevant to health research where these exist. We are in the process of compiling this information, which will be posted in the next phase.

3. Key Institutions


•	Government	Hon. Hetherwick Ntaba (MP) Minister of Health and Population Ministry of Health and Population P.O. Box 30377 Lilongwe-3 Tel: (+265) 1 789 400, 1 788 849, 1 789 195 Fax: (+265) 1 789 431 email: health@malawi.gov.mw Web:http://www.sdnp.org.mw/~caphill/health/health.htm
•	Research Councils	Ministry of Health and Population PO Box 30377 Lilongwe Capital City Mr Allan Macheso Acting Chief Research Officer Tel:+265 788 849 Fax: +265 789 563
•	Academic Institutions and Research Institutions (non-profit)	College Of Medicine University Of Malawi Chichiri Private Bag 360 Blantyre 3 Malawi P.O.Box 360, Tel: +265-1670202 Fax: +265-1673933 Web:http://www.medcol.mw/
•	Civil Society Organisations / NGOs	*Update in progress*
•	Private Research Institutions (for profit)	*Update in progress*
•	Other	*Update in progress*

4. Research Financing and Partnership


•	Internal funding - Update in progress
•	External funding - Update in progress

5. Resources

•	Assessing the Efficacy of Health Research as a Development Strategy in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. NYU Wagner – COHRED Capstone Project, 2006
•	Research into Action, Issue 25 The Newsletter of the Council on Health Research for Development 2001
•	Research into Action, Issue 19 The Newsletter of the Council on Health Research for Development 2000
•	COHRED Assignment to Malawi: 25-28 June 1995. A mission report 1995
•	ENHR country visit report Malawi 1995

6. Country Background


•	WHO
•	World Bank
•	Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA )
•	CIA

We value your opinion.

National Health Research Systems are continually evolving. This resource will be updated through COHRED’s alliance of southern and northern partners. We also value your input and perspectives. All comments, questions and contribution are welcome at: Healthresearchweb@cohred.org

Last updated: 21 February, 2008