Public Health Institute of Malawi

About PHIM

WHO WE ARE

Established in 2013 under the Ministry of Health to provide leadership in disease surveillance, research, prevention and control as  well as generate evidence that informs policy and practice in public health service delivery.

WHAT DO WE DO

The institute is building the capacity of the country to effectively respond and deal with public health challenges such as emerging communicable and non-communicable diseases.

DEPARTMENTS

DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY & SURVEILLANCE
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH REFERENCE LABORATORY

The Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) is a cluster of laboratory sections that has a function to develop an effective, fit-for-purpose public health laboratory system...

NPHRL
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH DIVISION

TEAM

This team comprises of the director and deputies.

DR. MATHEWS KAGOLI

Public Health Institute of Malawi

Director

MR. JOSEPH BITILINYU BANGO

National Public Health Reference Laboratory

Deputy Director

DR. EVELYN CHITSA BANDA

National Public Health Research Division

Deputy Director

DR. ANNIE CHAUMA MWALE

Dep. of Epidemiology and Surveillance

Head of Department