Presentation during the launch of Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders Trainer of Trainers in Malawi, 26th African country to commence.

Not something I ever imagined I'd see!

Together with Dr George Limwado and colleagues from MOH and Partners In Health Malawi (Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo) and International Society for Infectious Diseases We investigated the prevalence of antibiotic self medication and assesed the knowledge of antibiotic resistance among community members sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Always take or purchase medication only with a valid prescription from qualified healthcare professionals, such as doctors, clinical officers, or clinical technicians. Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Eshanie Alfred Office et al. (2024) 🔥😁

For the first time, we will host the IMF...what a moment. To be beamed live on Chanco TV and Zoom. #DOEmovingstrides #Unima Happy Kayuni Zodiak Online NationOnline Unima Economics Society Economics Association of Malawi

We identified that the IC3D model of integrated care for major depressive disorder was effective, cost-effective, and produced positive externalities compared with CAU. Ryan McBain Partners In Health Malawi (Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo) Kǎi wén 凯文 IamRevelation

Major depressive disorder is one of the largest contributors to disability worldwide, yet many people go untreated. A recent study assessed effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an integrated care model for treating major depressive disorder in Malawi: hubs.li/Q02WXvjH0

📢Call for Abstracts!📢Join us for the Annual Young African Statisticians (YAS) Symposium as we celebrate African Statistics Day 2024! • Deadline: 16 Nov 2024, 23:59 GMT • English & Arabic submissions: bit.ly/2024SYMPOSIUMY… • Francophone submissions: bit.ly/2024SYMPOSIUMY…

Our article has been selected as the editor's choice in Medical & Veterinary Entomology. We explored the association between mosquito exposure and dam proximity by monitoring monthly mosquito catches whilst also mapping potential larval habitat and undertaking larval sampling ow.ly/VUUa50TYgAa

New article alert. Attractive targeted sugar baits have a great potential to facilitate malaria elimination efforts by complementing the current control tool kit. Take a look at my short commentary article published in Malaria Journal link.springer.com/10.1186/s12936…

Unpopular opinion: Once you hit a certain age, all you really want is God, family stability and peace.

📢 YASA Newsletter Alert!📢 2024 has been a year of growth, collaboration, and progress in advancing statistics across Africa. 🌍 Read about our key achievements in our end-of-year newsletter here: youngstatisticians.org/wp-content/upl…

Super delighted to receive this funding from the Max Planck Society to establish a Max Planck Partner group at the University of Malawi (UNIMAX Group). This finding will foster collaboration between MPIDR and University of Malawi (UNIMA) in advancing Demographic Research in Africa.

We spend $31 billion annually on youth mental health in the US—but still fail to meet basic access and quality needs. Read our new The Aspen Institute report on the US child & adolescent mental health crisis. 📘 aspeninstitute.org/publications/a… #MentalHealth #HealthPolicy #YouthMentalHealth

Thrilled to share our team's new publication. Full article: Patient perspectives on group problem management plus for adults with major depressive disorder in rural Malawi tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

WHO PM+ was perceived to be effective and acceptable in treating major depressive disorder in chronic care settings in Neno, rural Malawi Partners In Health Malawi (Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo) Partners In Health Ryan McBain Michael Udedi

#Update Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Samson Mndolo, says the government remains committed to ensuring that people living with mental health issues are receiving adequate medical care.

We conducted TDABC to quantify the marginal economic cost of implementing Problem Management plus PM+ and Antidepressant therapy, inclusive of training and supervision in Neno, Rural Malawi. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/10/…

The marginal cost of PM+ was $90 per patient treated for 5 sessions over 2 months, while ADT was $138 for 8 sessions over 8 months. In both instances, HR (45% from PM+, 52% for ADT) and consumables (30% for PM+, 31% for ADT) represented primary health system cost drivers.