Opening Ceremony

Venue : Sports Complex

Opening Prayer

Welcome Remarks

Speech

Speech

Artists Performance

Speech

Guest of Honour Speech

Keynote Speaker Presentation

Research Excellence Awards Presentation

Oficial Photograph

Tea Break

Venue

Sports Complex

What Are the Health Research Priorities for Malawi? Unbundling the National Health Research Agenda

The arsenal for malaria Vector control and elimination in Malawi

Cancer in Malawi: Research Priorities and Closing the Care Gap

Breaking barriers, Building bridges: Navigating the Landscape of Sexual and Reproductive Health in Malawi

Tackling the MW 2063 Health Priorities: Through Leadership, Ethics,Governance and Systems (LEGS) Approach

Question and Answer

LUNCH BREAK

PARALLEL SESSION ONE (ORAL PRESENTATIONS)

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE)

Venue : Library Lecture Theatre 1

01_001805. Aetiological and antimicrobial resistance profile of maternal infections in Blantyre, Malawi; analysis of data from a maternal infection Surveillance Project

01_001805. Pattern of antimicobial resistance to uropathogens over a 5 year period (2018-2022) at large private hospitals in Blantyre, Malawi

03_001978. Determinants of neonatal mortality among hospitalised neonates with sepsis at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, a mixed methods study

04_002004. Prevalence of self medication with antibiotics during cobid-19 era in Blantyre in Malawi

05_002260 Azithromycin mass drug adminstration to reduce childhood mortality in Malawi: long term effects on streptococcus pneumoniae population structure and antimicrobial resistance

Question and Answer

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (CANCER)

Venue: John Chiphangwi Lecture Theatre

06_001798. Factors associated with delayed presentation among patients with oral cancer in Malawi Central Hospitals

07_002036.Assessing the determinants contributing to the delay in diagnosing paediatric cancer among primary health care workers in Blantyre

08_0027182. Cervical cancer screening uptake, best practices and challenges in macro clinics from 2021 to 2023 retrospective cohort study

09_001850.Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of integrating HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening into voluntary family planning services in Malawi

010_001850.Feasibility of a dose intensive regimen for paediatric Burkitt Lymhoma in Malawi

Question and Answer

HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICY

Venue: Library Auditorium

011_002206. Revolutionizing disease surveillance for rural health facilities in low-income country: mobile health solutions in hospitals

012_00276.Leveraging dashboards in research foor eagle-eyeing of nationwide project monitoring and quality assurance in real time field activities

From Policy to practice: assessing the uptake of people centred care in neonatal helath at Chiradzulu district hospital, Malawi

014_002263 Assessment of Human rabies incidence and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) accessibility in southern Malawi

015_002005.Improving miners' access and diagnostic capacity of tuberculosis and occupational lung disease services through mobile diagnostic units

Question and Answer

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (MALARIA)

Venue : Hall 7

016_002264. Malawi malaria burden stratification to inform the 2023-2030 malaria strategic plan

017_002138. Assessing the impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria vectors in Salima and Nkhata-Bay Districts from the human blood index and longevity

018_002257. RTS,S/AS01 malaria Vaccine does not increase mortality risk in children: a self controlled case-series study

019_00219. RTS,S Malaria Vaccine Combined with Pyrethroid-Piperonyl Butoxide-Long-lasting insecticidal nets(PBO-LLN) provides added protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection compaired with PBO-LLN alone

020_001837 Tolerability of 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine(DON) in Malawian adults

Question and Answer

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Venue: Admin Lecture Theatre 1

Maternal death in Malwi 2020-2022:Causes and associated factors

022_002152.Ending preventable maternal deaths:Three priorities for maternal health in Malawi

023_002154. Identifying critically ill children in Malawi: a modified qSOFA score for low-resource settings

024_001922.Monitoring critically ill children in Malawi: a qualitative study

025_002199.Implementing newborn essential solutions and technologies to improve newborn quality care in Malawi

Question and Answer

SOCIAL SCIENCE IN HEALTH

Library Lecture Theatre 2

026_001908.Knowledge, attitudes andperceptions of sexual consent among university students in Blantyre, Malawi: a study in two public universities

027_002143. Utilization of sexual reproductive health services among young people living with HIV in Nairobi, Kenya

028_002145.They pick up small sticks, saying,death remain with you: cuktural beliefs, rituals and practices of community leader following perinatal deaths in Chikwawa district

029_001929.Disrupted transition to adulthood: causes and effects of divorce at a young age in rural Malawi

030_001961.Experiences of life with long term conditions in Africa. a meta ethnography

Question and Answer

POSTER PRESENTATIONS ONE    Chaipersons: Dr Tonney Nyirenda & Dr Francis Makiya

SCIENCE CAFE

THEME:"Cholera outbreaks 'Out of season Why ad How to bring them to an end?"
Moderator:Bayana Chunga
Artist: Faith Musa
Panelists: Dr Chisomo Msefula, Mr Penjani Chunda & Dr Upendo Lisa Msiska
Venue:Sports Complex

DAY ONE POSTERS (POSTER SESSION ONE, #P1-P108),
30TH NOVEMBER 2023

THEME: INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ANTIMICRoBIAL RESISTANCE)- POSTERS

Efficacy efffectiveness, safety and adherence of short versus long duration macrolide treatment for respiratory infections: a synthetic review and meta analysis of randomized controlled trials

Identification of pathogenic microorganisms in cosmetic products from make-up artists and their antimirobial susceptibility

Identification of pathogenic microorganisms in cosmetic products from make-up artists and their antimirobial susceptibility

Environmental contamination with Extended Beta-Lacatamase producing bacteria from waste water treatment plants in Blantyre, Malawi

The impact of knowledge, attitude and practices on antibiotic use and its associated factors in broiler chickens in peri-urban and urban areas of Blantyre city

Extensively resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104 isolated from chicken dumpling; a case of Ntcheu district small scale poultry farms

Antimicrobial use in small scale broiler farm in Lilongwe district

Session 5 : Infection Prevention and Control

Presenter : Dr. Yotamu Moyo

Session 6 : Mental Health and Psychology

Presenter : Michael Udedi

Session 7 : Social Science, Public Engagement & Communication

Presenter : Prof Nazombe

Session 8 : Health Systems and Policy

Tackling the MW 2063 Health Priorities: Through Leadership, Ethics,Governance and Systems (LEGS) Approach

Panel Discussion 9 : Disaster Management, Co-existence and Recovery

Closing Remarks : Dr Dzinkambani Kambalame