Experience

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

• Malawi
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer in Public Health

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  • Teaching and supervision of under- and post-graduate demography, digital health, and evidence-informed policy-making students • Research and publication of policies around vaccines, mental health and digital health • Administrative lead for development of Doctor of Science curriculum • Teaching and supervision of under- and post-graduate demography, digital health, and evidence-informed policy-making students • Research and publication of policies around vaccines, mental health and digital health • Administrative lead for development of Doctor of Science curriculum



African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)

• Malawi
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Policy Analyst

  • Mar 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Landscape Analysis: policy, stakeholder and political economy analyses • Capacity Building: global health, evidence-informed policy- and decision-making, mixed-methods research • Policy Engagement: strategy development, implementation, monitoring, learning • Evidence Synthesis: policy briefs, peer-reviewed journal articles, blogs, social media • Project Management: sepsis (Malawi, Uganda, Gabon), TB among men (Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Malawi), HPV vaccination (Malawi, Rwanda, Ethiopia) Show less



Nkhoma Hospital

• Malawi
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Public Health Officer

  • Mar 2009 - Feb 2019

  • Improved maternal, neonatal and child health at 12 facilities (Scottish and Dutch partners) • Reduced burden of HIV through prevention, treatment and care in 10 districts (Malawi and Dutch partners) • Reduced malaria through indoor residual spraying of 17,000 households annually (American partners) • Scaled up nutrition interventions to 5 districts (Dutch and Canadian partners) • Implemented digital health systems at 10 rural facilities (Scottish and Dutch partners) • Strengthened health systems at 20 facilities (governance, finance, human resource, service delivery, information) (Scottish partners) • Conducted research projects on HIV, cervical cancer and mental health (American and Scottish partners) Show less



University of Malawi, College of Medicine

• Part-Time Lecturer

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2017

  • Taught Master of Public Health (MPH) students courses in Health Management Information Systems • Taught BSc in Health Management students courses in Knowledge Management • Taught Master of Public Health (MPH) students courses in Health Management Information Systems • Taught BSc in Health Management students courses in Knowledge Management



Malawi Health Equity Network

• Project Officer

  • May 2007 - Nov 2008

  • Led Malawi health sector civil society advocacy • Coordinated annual national Service Delivery Satisfaction Surveys • Managed Malawi national health budget analysis and expenditure tracking • Represented civil society at Ministry of Health’s M&E Technical Working Group • Strengthened a network of government agencies, parastatal institutions, non-state actors, development partners and health activists • Led Malawi health sector civil society advocacy • Coordinated annual national Service Delivery Satisfaction Surveys • Managed Malawi national health budget analysis and expenditure tracking • Represented civil society at Ministry of Health’s M&E Technical Working Group • Strengthened a network of government agencies, parastatal institutions, non-state actors, development partners and health activists


Centre for Community Organisation and Development (CCODE)
• Malawi
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Program Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Apr 2007