Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development

The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) is an international research and education institute that works to develop sustainable solutions to major health problems. By taking a problem-oriented approach, AIGHD transcends the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines and integrates three fundamental activities into one institute:

•             Research

•             education & capacity building

•             policy & impact

AIGHD was initiated as a partnership between the Amsterdam UMC, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Today, it is a dynamic research and education institute that thrives on intense collaboration among experts from multiple disciplines including biomedicine, economics and social and behavioral sciences. With its interdisciplinary and translational approach, AIGHD addresses the most critical medical, social, economic and political challenges in global health and development that cut across national and political borders.

To realize its vision of ‘‘access to high quality health care for all’’, AIGHD closely collaborates with implementing partners and organizations from both public and private sectors around the globe. AIGHD works by linking expertise, resources and programs from organizations involved in health-related research, education, capacity building and policy making, bringing a ‘delivery perspective’ to health research and a ‘quality aspect’ to health care services..

Imperial College London

Imperial College London is consistently ranked amongst the top 10 Universities in the world. It is one of the largest Universities in Europe, and it is truly international, with 17,000 students from 125 countries, and 8,000 staff, 50% from outside the UK. Imperial College London focuses on 4 main disciplines, science, engineering, medicine, and business. The Imperial College London Academic Health Sciences Centre brings together interdisciplinary research efforts linking clinical medicine with science, technology and engineering focused on health problems. Imperial College London has world renowned expertise in the application of omics technologies to health; and in computational biology, linking mathematics, statistics and computer science.

Imperial College London also has an international reputation for leadership in clinical research, observational studies and clinical trials, and project management.

GOAL 3

GOAL3 is a recognised social enterprise SME specialised in developing sustainable healthcare solutions for LRS, taking the cultural and regional perspectives into account. GOAL3 is enabling and empowering doctors with durable and easy-to-understand medical technology at places where it is needed the most

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) is a public owned university established in 2019 under the act of parliament by merging Kamuzu College of Nursing (est. 1979) and College of Medicine (est. 1991). The University is a comprehensive health and allied sciences higher learning institution with the primary function of training health workers under one roof in order to increase efficiency and promote inter-profession collaboration, team building and teamwork from early days of their training. KUHeS continues to train more and competent health professionals including Nurses, Midwives, Medical doctors, Laboratory technologists, Pharmacists, physiotherapist who are globally competent and locally relevant.  The belief is that Health Service should be responsive to global trends and relevant to the local needs of individuals and the community around.

As a key government partner, the University continues to serve the Malawi nation through provision of quality education and innovation through research as key to the health welfare of Malawi, the region and beyond. Through research, the University generates evidence that informs government policies and practice in the health sector. Its operations are informed by a holistic approach to human health.

KUHeS is internationally recognized and its qualifications can be used across the globe for either practice or further training.

The University has its main campus in Blantyre and other campuses in Lilongwe and Mangochi.

Vision

To be a world class, innovative university committed to scholarly and professional excellence in the provision of health education, research and services in Malawi and globally.

Mission

To provide high quality student-centred and innovative health education informed by research that responds to policy, societal health and development needs in an efficient, sustainable and result -oriented manner, and to influence health policy and practice through generation of new knowledge.

Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

Formerly known as the Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, The Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) is a public university located in Blantyre, Malawi. The University envisions to be an inclusive, engaged, entrepreneurial, innovative and research-intensive university whose mission is to advance knowledge, professional competencies and innovation through demand-driven teaching, research, consultancy, outreach and engagement with industry and other stakeholders. The University caters to over 7,000 full-time students who come from all three regions of the country and surrounding countries.

In the IMPALA project, MUBAS will provide their expertise in the iterative design process taking end-user needs into consideration and setting up local assembly and repairs. Prof. Theresa Mkandawire      (institute’s director) has invaluable knowledge of the needs and requirements of health research capacity development in Africa. MUBAS has experience in training and educating local clinicians and in involving end-users for designing medical devices catering to local needs.

The National eHealth Living Lab

The National eHealth Living Lab (NeLL) (in the near future WeLL, World eHealth Living Lab) is an independent, international platform where everyone involved or interested in evidence-based eHealth applications and digital health can find and bring news, insights and inspiration. The individuals and parties participating in NeLL contribute to this innovative collaboration through knowledge sharing, exchange of staff and PhD students, the joint writing of proposals and scientific papers, and participating in concrete eHealth and digital health-related projects.

NeLL serves as a showcase for sharing information about relevant eHealth projects. The aim is to provide insight into what is being developed and where opportunities still lie, helping avoid fragmentation. It also enables community members to interact with the network and to showcase their own, or their organisation’s, experience and expertise.

At NeLL, we consider co-creation (with the end user - patient and/or healthcare provider) essential in the development of useful new healthcare applications. We also believe it is imperative that eHealth tools are subjected to scientific research so that we can prove what is expedient and what is not.

Ultimately, we aim to realise scientifically-proven, effective eHealth applications in order to enable them to become a fully-integrated part of effective healthcare and to upscale these tools in the Netherlands and internationally. In doing so, we are improving and future-proofing healthcare.

Training Unit of Excellence

TRUE is a Malawian research organisation collaborating with local and international partners to advance scientific knowledge in infectious diseases, malaria and nutrition while nurturing junior and senior scientists. We conduct internationally, regionally and locally excellent and relevant research to address the health and well-being of Malawians and we train the next generation of researchers by providing them with a robust research platform to develop and pursue a scientific career. Our research programs focus on Maternal Health and Wellbeing and Child Health and Development.