Malawi
Founded: March 2020
The Women in Global Health (WGH) Malawi Chapter was founded in March 2020 by Tendai Saidi, Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia and Mirriam Chipanda after learning of the WGH organization at Women Leaders in Global Health conference in 2019. The chapter started with just a small group of members including Professor Address Malata who provided guidance and expertise in expanding the chapter. Today WGH Malawi has over 150 registered members.
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Our aims
WGH Malawi aims to employ persistent efforts to change the status quo of women in global health through lobbying for policy changes and building strong evidence on the current situation of women in Malawi’s health sector. WGH Malawi also has an emphasis to build the trust of key global health space on gender equality advancement through the intersectionality of SDG 3 (healthy living and well-being), SDG4 (inclusive and equitable quality education) and SDG 5 (gender equality and empowerment). The chapter further focuses to develop and implement a communications strategy that stimulates strategic partnerships and growing membership of WGH-Malawi through strong mentorship, advocacy, publications, round-table discussions, workshops and
Our leaders
The following are the current WGH Malawi Chapter Leadership Team Members
President
- Tendai Museka
Vice President
- Dr. Bridget Msolomba Malewezi
Treasurer
- Tatenda Gonya
Engagements Chair
- Treighcy Banda
Secretary
- Modestar Hara
Communications Chair
- Tsogolo Itaye
Board Members
- Prof Address Malata
- Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia
- Dr Linda Nyondo-Mipando
- Dr Queen Dube
- Dr Rachel Sibande
- Mrs Elubie Chienda
- Tendai Saidi
- Dr Linda Kalilani
