Blantyre Blantyre Research Facility
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State of the art lab based at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi. A collaboration with University of Glasgow & funded by Scottish Gov Inter Dev dept
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01-11-2019 11:36:27
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A big day for The MalDent Project! Kamuzu University of Health Sciences University of Glasgow Anton Muscatelli ScotGovID 🏴 Scotland Malawi Partnership Mwapa BDA Centre For Parasitology UofGDentalSchool An historic milestone - Malawi graduates its first group of home-trained dentists themaldentproject.com/2025/05/18/an-… via Jeremy Bagg
African Sun Energy successfully completed a technical assessment & data logger installation at the Hospital—a key step in our clean energy transition programme supporting healthcare facilities across the region. In partnership with University of Oxford and University of Glasgow Blantyre Blantyre Research Facility
University of Oxford University of Glasgow Blantyre Blantyre Research Facility While on site, Leticia took it a step further—living out our value of capacity development by offering a free hands-on training session on data logger installation to a group of interns from Soche Technical College.
Coming soon to a school near you! Our Director Eunice☘️ a proud Chevening Alumni Scholar and University of Glasgow alumna has been strengthening ties between the world-changing university and Botswana. This June, we welcome the third cohort of female engineering students to Botswana! 🏴🇬🇧🇧🇼
Delighted to present our latest work using serology & next-gen sequencing to understand respiratory viral epidemiology in #Malawi to MEIRU MALAWI PHIM colleagues 🫁🦠🩸🧪🧬📈 Mhairi McCormack Kirsty Kwok Andrew Mwale Abena S. Amoah, PhD 👩🏾💻👩🏾🔬
We've placed first in the list of Top Scottish Universities 2026 by Uni Compare! 🏅 The rankings reflect what matters to students, including accommodation, course quality, employability & student life. Thanks to everyone who makes #TeamUofG the best! 💙 universitycompare.com/rankings/scotl…
Happy Birthday Leticia our lead engineer & development coordinator in Malawi. Leticia was recruited via the ScotGovID 🏴 supported University of Glasgow Blantyre Blantyre Research Facility project. Leticia has developed a project pipeline of 6Mw in Malawi in partnership with University of Glasgow University of Oxford & Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Another impactful visit by the University of Glasgow FemEng in Botswana 1000 of young students captivated by the engaging STEM activities developed. Removing the barriers and motivating a career in STEM especially targeting Girls Huge thank you to all involved 👏🏾
Our latest paper on: Prevalence of hypertension in Africa in the last two decades: Systematic review and meta-analysis academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/… CVR Tomasz Guzik Moustafa I. Morsy UofG Sii Africa-Europe CoRE in Non Communicable Diseases
🎥 | WATCH | Dr Francesca Florini (@Fra_Florini | Weill Cornell Medicine) discusses the immune evasion in malaria using insights from single-cell analysis of Plasmodium falciparum. The full Centre For Parasitology seminar is now available on our YouTube channel: 📺 youtu.be/bKU2Cfv79K8?si…
STACC-Blantyre, a volunteer led organization, donated 30 hospital mattresses to Ndirande Health Centre. We partnered with professors from University of Glasgow who used personal funds to support the initiative. ScotGovID 🏴 Scotland Malawi Partnership linkedin.com/posts/mwapatsa…
Well done Jeremy Bagg and all the The MalDent Project team. What a difference this will make for #Malawi 🏴 🇲🇼
🚨New paper 🚨 In 2 cohorts: 1) Malawi community cohort 2) UK adults with acute HCV We found overestimation of neutralising abs using retrovirus-based pseudotyped assays in persons receiving integrase inhibitors, e.g. dolutegravir. 🧵by Mhairi McCormack👇 bit.ly/4opTB0o
Exciting opportunity! Apply for the ProtEqt Voice PhD Studentship at KEMRI-Wellcome and help shape equitable, responsive Primary Health Care in Kenya & Tanzania. Stipend, Tuition, Insurance, & Research support provided. Deadline: Aug 25, 2025 Apply: shorturl.at/7E7Ds
Mosquitoes can spread malaria, dengue, Zika & other serious illnesses. Prevent bites with repellents, full-length clothing, bed nets & more. On #WorldMosquitoDay, World Health Organization (WHO) shares key facts about diseases transmitted by mosquitoes & other arthropods: who.int/news-room/fact…
