UNC Project Malawi

25/12/2025

24/12/2025

Something beautiful to read for the morning.

20/12/2025

Time to relax. From another angle:

19/12/2025

A beautiful day it has been. UNC Project Malawi end of year party.

19/12/2025

Dr. Namadingo performing. Our guest. UNC Project end of year party. 📍Kamuzu Central Hospital.

19/12/2025

It’s that time of the year when we celebrate our work at the end-of-year party. It’s an occasion filled with fun - from a shared lunch, drinks, and snacks to traditional dances and games. In the video is Ingoma dance.

12/12/2025

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL TO READ:
A new study from Lilongwe shows why improving Option B+ services is key to ending HIV transmission from mothers to babies. Healthcare workers face real challenges like limited resources, poor communication and no incentives for extra QI work. But there’s strong potential too: more mentorship, peer learning and better support from partners. Strengthening Quality Improvement can boost service delivery, support healthcare workers and improve outcomes for mothers and babies.

Congratulations to Wiza Kumwenda on this first-authored publication, which forms part of his PhD dissertation.

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09/12/2025

Former UNC Project Malawi Country Director Prof. Francis Martinson meets Dr. Friday Saidi at the 23rd edition of ICASA — the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa. The conference took place 3–8 December 2025 in Accra, Ghana. Hosted by Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), the gathering convened thousands of delegates — including scientists, health professionals, policymakers, civil society, and community advocates — from across Africa and beyond. The conference’s theme, “Africa in Action: Catalysing Integrated Sustainable Responses to End AIDS,

08/12/2025

PUBLICATION:

We are pleased to share findings from our retrospective cohort study on the diagnostic adequacy of adult bone marrow biopsies at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, covering the period from 2012 to 2024.
The review of 602 adult bone marrow samples showed a high diagnostic yield of 85 percent. Among samples taken for diagnostic purposes, 39 percent revealed new malignancies, with acute leukemias and lymphomas being the most common. Anaemia was the leading clinical indication for bone marrow sampling.

We congratulate Edwards Kasonkanji for leading this manuscript.

The African Journal of Laboratory Medicine focuses on the role of the laboratory and its professionals in the clinical and public healthcare sectors, and is specifically based on an African frame of reference.

04/12/2025

PUBLICATION:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-025-04937-y

PrEP uptake is rising—but staying on PrEP is the real crisis. 📉 New data from an STI clinic in Lilongwe shows only 4% of clients remained on PrEP by 6 months. Persistence varies by age and risk, and re-engagement is low. We must rethink how we support long-term PrEP use in Africa.

Congratulations to the STI team for this evaluation of the Malawi Oral PrEP program at the Bwaila STI clinic.

The integration of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into STI services can improve PrEP uptake among a population at elevated risk of acquiring HIV. The effectiveness of PrEP relies on ongoing coverage during periods of HIV risk, however, and little is known about longitudinal PrEP use among peopl...

01/12/2025

This morning, in conjunction with other organisations, we joined the Lilongwe City World AIDS Day Candlelight event held outside the Lilongwe Main Market Square. Through our pavilion, we engaged the public and shared insights about our research, especially studies related to HIV.

01/12/2025

We join the whole world in commemorating the World Aids Day.