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Support GAIA's critical work to expand access to primary healthcare in the rural districts of Malawi and strengthen to healthcare workforce to address Malawi's chronic healthcare worker shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic and HIV epidemic.

Interested in How You Can Support GAIA This #GivingTuesday?

Published on November 29, 2021.

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Lucy's Visit was a Huge Success!

Published on November 23, 2021.

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GAIA Global Health team members visit Malawi and see firsthand the work the Malawi team is doing the fill in the gaps of Malawi's healthcare grid through health workforce development and mobile health clinics providing essential health services in rural villages across three southern districts.

November 2021 I Malawi Travelers Give an Update from the Field!

Published on November 16, 2021.

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GAIA Malawi, in partnership with USAID under the Leveraging Local Capacity to Strengthen Health Service Delivery project, ushered in the next generation of Nursing Scholars this month with two inauguration ceremonies for 50 Scholars studying at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) and the Nkhoma College of Nursing and Midwifery. Two more inaugurations are planned in the coming weeks to welcome an additional 40 Scholars at the St. Luke's and Trinity Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery.

October 2021 I Ushering in the Next Generation of Nursing Scholars!

Published on November 2, 2021.

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Dr. Mercy Pindani, former principal of Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Southern Malawi, is honored and remembered for her work in health workforce development in Malawi and her commitment and dedication to the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Remembering Dr. Mercy Pindani, Principal at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Published on October 13, 2021.

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GAIA Malawi to embark upon five year partnership with USAID to strengthen Malawi's health service delivery system so that all Malawians, no matter where they live, have access to reliable and high quality healthcare when they need it.

September 2021 I GAIA Malawi Awarded 5-Year USAID Cooperative Agreement!

Published on September 23, 2021.

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Resilience: The new normal? Responding to the challenges of a dual pandemic: How outreach mobile health clinics maintained HIV testing and linkage services in the face of COVID-19

Presented at the 2022 International AIDS Conference from July 29 - August 2, 2022

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Clinic and community case finding to prevent and identify new HIV infections among children and adolescents at risk and improve treatment outcomes for those living with HIV in rural Malawi

Presented at the 2022 International AIDS Conference from Jul 29 - August 2, 2022.

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Building a well trained and resilient health workforce to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Presented at the 2022 International AIDS Conference from Jul 29 - August 2, 2022.

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GAIA filling in the gaps in the healthcare grid in rural Malawi

Ensuring continuity of care for PLHIV and those at risk in crisis: using mobile clinics to provide integrated HIV care in the aftermath of 2019 flooding in Malawi

Presented at the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020) from July 6 - 10, 2020.

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GAIA filling in the gaps in the healthcare grid in Malawi

Maintaining access to existing community outreach health services during COVID-19 through public-private partnership

Presented at the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020) from July 6 - 10, 2020.

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GAIA filling the gaps in the healthcare grid in Malawi

Mawa Girls: creating healthy futures through empowerment, education, HIV risk reduction and psychosocial support

Presented at the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020) from July 6 - 10, 2020.

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Nurses on the Frontlines of Collapse: Advocacy, Leadership, and HIV Care in the Wake of United States Agency for International Development’s Withdrawal From Kenya, Malawi, and the Philippines

Published in September 2025.

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Payment of community health workers

Published in September 2022

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The impact of pulse oximetry and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) training on antibiotic prescribing practices in rural Malawi: A mixed-methods study

Published on November 19, 2020.

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“Our girls need to see a path to the future” -- perspectives on sexual and reproductive health information among adolescent girls, guardians, and initiation counselors in Mulanje district, Malawi

Published on January 25, 2019.

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Going door-to-door to reach men and young people with HIV testing services to achieve the 90-90-90 treatment targets

Published on June 21, 2017.

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Cracking the code: getting men tested in rural Africa

Published in 2016.

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December 2021 I GAIA Nursing Scholars Share What Brings Them Joy

Published on December 17, 2021.

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Watch GAIA's First Live "Global Nurses' Corner"!

Published on November 22, 2021.

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GAIA Malawi, in partnership with USAID, ushered in the next generation of frontline health workers in October with two hugely successful inauguration ceremonies for 50 new Nursing Scholars at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences and the Nkhoma College of Nursing and Midwifery.

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Nursing Scholar Inauguration Ceremony

Published on November 2, 2021.

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Nkhoma College of Nursing and Midwifery Nursing Scholar Inauguration Ceremony

Published on November 2, 2021.

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GAIA in Malawi and USAID, in partnership, will accelerate the number of nurses receiving their degrees and being deployed to different health facilities around the country to address the chronic shortage of healthcare professionals Malawi current struggles from.

"GAIA Awarded 5-Year USAID Cooperative Agreement to Strengthen Malawi's Health Service Delivery System", September 23, 2021.

Published on September 23, 2021.

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GAIA featured in the Malawi press regarding their work to address malaria, as it is one of the leading health concerns in Malawi. Through partnership with other organizations, GAIA distributes bed nets and educates the community on how to properly use and take care of them.

GAIA Fights Against Malaria

Published on September 21, 2021.

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Interested in How You Can Support GAIA This #GivingTuesday?

Lucy's Visit was a Huge Success!

November 2021 I Malawi Travelers Give an Update from the Field!

October 2021 I Ushering in the Next Generation of Nursing Scholars!

Remembering Dr. Mercy Pindani, Principal at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

September 2021 I GAIA Malawi Awarded 5-Year USAID Cooperative Agreement!

Resilience: The new normal? Responding to the challenges of a dual pandemic: How outreach mobile health clinics maintained HIV testing and linkage services in the face of COVID-19

Clinic and community case finding to prevent and identify new HIV infections among children and adolescents at risk and improve treatment outcomes for those living with HIV in rural Malawi

Building a well trained and resilient health workforce to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Ensuring continuity of care for PLHIV and those at risk in crisis: using mobile clinics to provide integrated HIV care in the aftermath of 2019 flooding in Malawi

Maintaining access to existing community outreach health services during COVID-19 through public-private partnership

Mawa Girls: creating healthy futures through empowerment, education, HIV risk reduction and psychosocial support

Nurses on the Frontlines of Collapse: Advocacy, Leadership, and HIV Care in the Wake of United States Agency for International Development’s Withdrawal From Kenya, Malawi, and the Philippines

Payment of community health workers

The impact of pulse oximetry and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) training on antibiotic prescribing practices in rural Malawi: A mixed-methods study

“Our girls need to see a path to the future” -- perspectives on sexual and reproductive health information among adolescent girls, guardians, and initiation counselors in Mulanje district, Malawi

Going door-to-door to reach men and young people with HIV testing services to achieve the 90-90-90 treatment targets

Cracking the code: getting men tested in rural Africa

December 2021 I GAIA Nursing Scholars Share What Brings Them Joy

Watch GAIA's First Live "Global Nurses' Corner"!

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Nursing Scholar Inauguration Ceremony

Nkhoma College of Nursing and Midwifery Nursing Scholar Inauguration Ceremony

"GAIA Awarded 5-Year USAID Cooperative Agreement to Strengthen Malawi's Health Service Delivery System", September 23, 2021.

GAIA Fights Against Malaria

Interested in How You Can Support GAIA This #GivingTuesday?

Lucy's Visit was a Huge Success!

November 2021 I Malawi Travelers Give an Update from the Field!

October 2021 I Ushering in the Next Generation of Nursing Scholars!

Remembering Dr. Mercy Pindani, Principal at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

September 2021 I GAIA Malawi Awarded 5-Year USAID Cooperative Agreement!

Resilience: The new normal? Responding to the challenges of a dual pandemic: How outreach mobile health clinics maintained HIV testing and linkage services in the face of COVID-19

Clinic and community case finding to prevent and identify new HIV infections among children and adolescents at risk and improve treatment outcomes for those living with HIV in rural Malawi

Building a well trained and resilient health workforce to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Ensuring continuity of care for PLHIV and those at risk in crisis: using mobile clinics to provide integrated HIV care in the aftermath of 2019 flooding in Malawi

Maintaining access to existing community outreach health services during COVID-19 through public-private partnership

Mawa Girls: creating healthy futures through empowerment, education, HIV risk reduction and psychosocial support

Nurses on the Frontlines of Collapse: Advocacy, Leadership, and HIV Care in the Wake of United States Agency for International Development’s Withdrawal From Kenya, Malawi, and the Philippines

Payment of community health workers

The impact of pulse oximetry and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) training on antibiotic prescribing practices in rural Malawi: A mixed-methods study

“Our girls need to see a path to the future” -- perspectives on sexual and reproductive health information among adolescent girls, guardians, and initiation counselors in Mulanje district, Malawi

Going door-to-door to reach men and young people with HIV testing services to achieve the 90-90-90 treatment targets

Cracking the code: getting men tested in rural Africa

December 2021 I GAIA Nursing Scholars Share What Brings Them Joy

Watch GAIA's First Live "Global Nurses' Corner"!

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Nursing Scholar Inauguration Ceremony

Nkhoma College of Nursing and Midwifery Nursing Scholar Inauguration Ceremony

"GAIA Awarded 5-Year USAID Cooperative Agreement to Strengthen Malawi's Health Service Delivery System", September 23, 2021.

GAIA Fights Against Malaria

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