Founded | January 5, 2013 |
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Founded at | Lilongwe, Malawi |
Type | Public |
Legal status | public health |
Purpose | To deal with national public health problems |
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Director | Mathews Kagoli |
Deputy-Director |
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Head of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance | Annie Chauma Mwale |
Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM) is a Malawian government agency and research institute, as well as Malawi's national public health institute.[1][2][3][4] It is subordinate to the Ministry of Health. PHIM builds the capacity of the country to effectively attend and deal with public health challenges including emerging communicable and non-communicable diseases.[5][6][7]
The institute's main activities are health surveillance, research and prevention of diseases. The institute consists of research divisions for environmental health, infection control and health data, as well as mental and physical health.[8][9][10][11]