The Public Health Institute of Malawi is at the forefront of safeguarding the health of all nation.
Vision
A center of excellence in public health that
contributes towards high quality and productive
life of all people in Malawi.
Mission
To provide strategic leadership and coordination through multi – disciplinary and multi-sectoral preparedness and response to public health emergencies and threats, disease detection and control, and generate information that informs policy and practice to achieve public health security.
Core Values
Integrity, Equity, Evidence based, Preparedness & responsiveness,One-Health Approach, and Communication.
Overview
PHIM has three core technical functional components namely: Research and Development, Public Health Laboratory (PHL); and Epidemiology and Surveillance.
PHIM IDSR BULLETINS | Dail, Weekly, Monthly and Beyond
PHIM conducts ongoing infectious disease surveillance and disseminates epidemiological bulletins to inform stakeholders at all levels regarding disease trends, surveillance, outbreaks, and emergencies in Malawi. Click below to find the latest bulletin.

The Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM) with funding from the World Bank is currently conducting a critical Public Health Emergency Operation Centre (PHEOC) training for national-level staff and subject

February 11, 2025 – The Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM) with support from The Global Fund, is currently conducting a comprehensive assessment of District Public Health Emergency Operations Centres

The Ministry of Health launched the Malawi Multisectoral Cholera Control Plan (2025-2030) on Thursday, 16th January 2025, at the BICC. The comprehensive plan outlines a multisectoral approach to control cholera

The Malawi team alongside students mobilized from Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda and the SPU’s sister universities in Kenya participated in a significant educational initiative aimed at enhancing research skills. Over the course of two sessions, Dr. Chitsa Banda

The Enhancing Research Skills for Nurses and Midwives in Malawi workshop was held from September 16-17, 2024, at the Bridge View Hotel in Lilongwe, Malawi. Organized by Louis Ng’oma in

National Genomics Sequencing Reference Laboratory (NGSRL) under Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM) is mandated to conduct genome sequencing of all pathogens of public health importance. Genome sequencing is a
INASP’s PERI: 10,700+ Journals for Malawi’s Academic Community.
UK based International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) and Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI); provides access to scientific and scholarly information through electronic means. This includes over 10, 700 full text on-line journals, current awareness database and document delivery of major scientific, technical, and medical, social science and humanities materials from a wide range of sources. PERI is available to not-for-profit academic and research institutions in Malawi. Users in Malawi have immediate and unlimited on-line access to peer-reviewed journal articles from several world-renowned and leading publishers. Click the links below to go to the respective website:
ProQuest-Ebooks central
MyLoft Remote Access to Journals
Agricultural Science and Technology Information (AGRIS)
African Journals Online (AJOL)
Agora
American Institute of Physics
American Physical Society (APS)
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Britanicca Online
Cambridge journals
Chichewa/English Dictionary
Cochrane
DOAJ
Edinburg University Press
ELDIS
Emerald Group Publishing
ERIC
Hinari
International Association of Theatre Critics
International Association of Theatre Critics (Archives)
IOP publishing
Jstor
Malawi Development Exchange
Mary Ann Liebert
Nature Publishing Group
Open Access Journal Repository
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Journals Collection
Palgrave Macmillan Journals
Postgraduate Journal of Theatre Arts
The Complete World Development
University of Chicago Press
University of California Press
World Bank
Zentralblatt MATH
Optical Society of American (OSA) Journals
Henry Stewart Talks Ltd
Geological Society
American Institute of Physics Journals
American Physical Society
Annual Reviews
CABI Publishing- Global Health Database
IMF eLibrary
Liebert Online
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society Publishing
World Bank Africa Development Indicators
World Bank eLibrary
SPIE Digital Library
UN iLibrary
SAGE Journals
DOAB -E-BOOKS
Jstor e-books
Research4Life (Hinari, Goali, ARDI, OARE and AGORA)
Sage Research Methods
Taylor and Francis Online
HeinOnline