About-Us

About PHIM

The Public Health Institute of Malawi provides leadership in disease surveillance, prevention, outbreak response, and research to inform public health policy and practice.

PHIM collaborates at national, regional and international levels. However, most collaboration are program driven, more or less coordination with partners in accordance with IHR which include the multi-disciplinary partners: clinical, nursing and midwifery, planning and policy, finance, preventive health, reproductive health and quality management directorates.

Multi-sectoral partners include: Ministries of: Foreign affairs, Homeland, Defense, Agriculture, Water and Sanitation, Natural Resources, Labor, Education, Science and Technology, Justice, Tourism, Gender, Finance and Local government etc.

DEPARTMENTS: The Three core technical Areas

The Public Health Institute of Malawi has three functional components namely: Research and Development, Public Health Reference Laboratory (PHRL) and Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance.

PHIM is mandated to serve as a central home for all public health activities where it provides leadership in disease surveillance, prevention, and outbreak response, and research to inform public health policy and practice in collaborative process involving Senior Management of the MoH, development partners, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Veterinary Services, other public service collaborators, academicians and other stakeholders.

TEAM

Dr. Mathew Kagoli –

Director for PHIM

Mr. Wiseman Chimwaza – 

Head of Preparedness and Response and Head of Epidemilogy and Surveillance

Mr. Joseph Bitilinyu Bango –

Deputy Director Rensiponsible for the National Public Health Labolatory

Dr. Evelyn Chitsa Banda-

Deputy Director Rensiponble for the BNational Public Research Division