Training Paediatricians for Malawi
Training the future paediatric workforce in Malawi
WHAT WE DO
This project aims to achieve the following goals:
- To support the training of Malawian registrars in Malawi and South Africa to become paediatric specialists
- To support child health services in Malawi by increasing the paediatric workforce and by seconding German registrars to Malawi
- To enable German registrars to undergo part of their specialist training in Malawi
WHY WE DO IT
Malawi´s growing population places increasing demands on child healthcare, yet there is a critical shortage of paediatricians and limited access to post-graduate training. Kamuzu University of Health Sciences is the sole provider of Masters in Medicine, but structural and financial barriers hinder training pursuit. In Germany, healthcare professionals face challenges from shifting demographics and globalized diseases, like an increasing number of patients with foreign backgrounds and unfamiliar diseases. German doctors’ hands-on experience in Malawi could reciprocally benefit healthcare services in Germany.
HOW WE DO IT
Seven Malawian doctors undergo three years of post-graduate training at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, covering general paediatrics, infectious diseases, neonatology, cardiology, emergency medicine, and malnutrition. They then receive 15 months of additional training in South Africa, focusing on areas not covered in Malawi.
Simultaneously, six German paediatric trainees and 12 volunteers work at the same hospital for six months each, with their training accredited by the regional medical council in Westphalia Lippe, Germany, contributing to their specialization.
Partners
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS)
KUHeS is a public institution dedicated to health and allied sciences education. It imparts knowledge and skills through teaching, research, and consultancy to meet professional needs at national and global levels. The university trains health professionals, including nurses, midwives, doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists, nutritionists, and biomedical scientists at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The Ministry of Health of Malawi
The Mandate of the Ministry of Health is to set the agenda for healthcare in Malawi. The Minister of Health provides the government’s policy direction on health matters. The Secretary for Health is responsible for the overall functioning of the health sector supported by health professionals, technical, administrative, financial, human resource, procurement and other expert staff.
Witten/Herdecke University (UW/H)
The Friede Springer Endowed Professorship is the first professorship for global child health in Germany and has been active at Witten/Herdecke University since 2017. The professorship contributes to scientific research in child healthcare and comprehensive global child health, opening up international perspectives. UW/H in Germany offers degree programs in medicine, dentistry, psychology, nursing, economics, politics, and society.
Team
Prof Dr Yamikani F.G. Chimalizeni
Head of Department of Paediatrics
and Child Health, Consultant Paediatrician, Paediatric Cardiologist
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
Prof Dr Kondwani Kawaza, Deputy Academic Head of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi
Dr Josephine Langton
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Blantyre, Malawi
PD Dr. med. Carsten Krüger, MD, MIH, FRCPCH
Consultant Paediatrician, Neonatologist, Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Head of Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, St. Franziskus Hospital Ahlen, Germany
Faculty of Health, affiliated to the Friede Springer Endowed Professorship for Global Child Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
Prof Dr. Ralf Weigel MD, MSc., PhD, FRCPCH
Professor at the Friede Springer Endowed Professorship for Global Child Health at the Faculty of Health, Witten/ Herdecke University, Germany
Imprint
Website owner: Stiftungsprofessur für Globale Kindergesundheit, Universität Witten Herdecke
Contact information:
- Email: globalchildhealth@uni-wh.de
- Address:
Zentrale der Universität Witten/Herdecke Universität Witten/Herdecke Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50 58455 Witten, Deutschland Telefon: +49 (0)2302 / 926-0
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