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
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.
PROJECT TEAM
Prof. Yamikani F.G. Chimalizeni
- Consultant Paediatrician, Paediatric Cardiologist at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi
- Associate Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at Kamuzu University of Health Science, Malawi
Prof. Dr. Kondwani Kawaza
- Associate Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi
- Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Malawi
Prof. 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
PD Dr. Carsten Krüger, MD, MIH, FRCPH
- Lecturer at Friede Springer Endowed Professorship for Global Child Health, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
- Consultant Paediatrician, Neonatologist, Paediatric Gastroenterologist,
- Head of Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, St. Franziskus Hospital Ahlen, Germany
Dr. Josephine Langton
- Senior Lecturer at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi
- Consultant Paediatrician at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi
Pilirani Matale
- Accountant
Ms. To Sunganani Manjolo
- Clinician at Kamuzu Central Hosital