Malawi: Professional Fellowship

Host Institution Approved

Fellows Selected

Workplan Development Workshop

Workplan Development

Fellows Active

The Professional Fellowship scheme aims to support the professional development of key practitioners in Fleming Fund countries, in both human health and animal health sectors, who play an important role in implementing AMR and AMU surveillance. The scheme will provide training, coaching and mentoring to improve fellows' skills and leadership capacity in gathering quality AMR diagnostic data, AMR and AMU data collection and management, analysis and use of surveillance results.

Host Institution:

University of Edinburgh

Total number of Fellows:

Duration:

Nov 2019 - Apr 2021

Value:

£480,000

Beneficiary Institutions & Fellowships:

AMR Laboratory Fellowship – Human Health at National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Ministry of Health

To train the Fellow in laboratory diagnosis, data recording and interpretation, and laboratory systems which are appropriate to the AMR surveillance system in Malawi
To train and support the Fellow in the maintenance and use of bio-repositories in reference and surveillance laboratories
To train the Fellow in improved quality control in the laboratory, including supporting training and mentoring activities for others in the surveillance system

AMR Surveillance Fellowship – Human Health at Public Health Institute of Malawi, Ministry of Health

To provide training which strengthens epidemiology-related capabilities and competencies in AMR surveillance in the Public Health Institute of Malawi
To support the Fellow to make better use of AMR surveillance evidence to inform policies or actions to reduce AMR in Malawi
To contribute to the sustainability of AMR surveillance in Malawi by developing training expertise and contributing to training programmes

AMU/C Surveillance Fellowship – Human Health at Pharmacy, Medicines & Poisons Board, Ministry of Health

To provide training that will strengthen the Fellow’s ability to support AMU/AMC surveillance in the Pharmacy, Medicines & Poisons Board and produce evidence of AMU practices in healthcare settings and communities
To provide the skills required to design AMU surveillance and analyse data and results to inform policies or actions in Malawi, which reduce the overuse of antibiotics
To contribute to the sustainability of AMU surveillance in Malawi by acquiring skills in training and implementing training programmes

AMR Laboratory Fellowship – Animal Health at Central Veterinary Reference Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development

To train the Fellow in laboratory diagnosis, data recording and interpretation, and laboratory systems which are appropriate to the AMR surveillance system in Malawi
To train and support the Fellow in the maintenance and use of biorepositories in reference and surveillance laboratories
To train the Fellow in improved quality control in the laboratory, including supporting training and mentoring activities for others in the surveillance system

AMR Surveillance Fellowship – Animal Health at Department of Livestock and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development

To provide training which strengthens epidemiology-related capabilities and competencies in AMR surveillance in Department of Livestock and Animal Health
To support the Fellow to make better use of scientifically robust AMR surveillance evidence to inform policies or actions to reduce AMR in Malawi
To contribute to the sustainability of AMR surveillance in Malawi by developing training expertise and contributing to training programmes

AMU/C Surveillance Fellowship – Animal Health at Epidemiology – Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development

To provide training that will strengthen the Fellow’s ability to support AMU/AMC surveillance by Department of Livestock and Animal Health for priority animal production systems and produce evidence of AMU practices
To provide training that will strengthen the Fellow’s ability to improve the accuracy and completeness of AMC data reported by Malawi to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
To contribute to the sustainability of AMU surveillance in Malawi by training expertise and implementing training programmes

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