Background
The countdown to 2030 national collaboration in Malawi is a partnership between the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences School of Global and Public Health; Ministry of Health Reproductive Health Directorate; Ministry of Health Central Monitoring and Evaluation Department; Global Financing Facility and Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. This project is tailored to the needs of Malawi government that is to build and strengthen analytical capacity and synthesis of health data to inform national and local reviews of progress and performance with a focus on reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health (RMNCH). Malawi is paying close attention to reproductive health of women, children and adolescents especially on family planning and immunization.

The Malawi team at the Countdown annual meeting in Senegal in June 2023.
Achievements for 2023-2025
- Participated in annual meetings in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- Presented vaccine coverage analysis to national stakeholders.
- Chikondi Chapuma was selected as a Countdown fellow for 2024.
Achievements for 2020-2022
Malawi participated in the Countdown annual meetings.
Malawi Countdown Collaboration Team
Ministry of Health

Bertha Kayuni

Francis Kalonga
Henry Phiri
Temwani Jendah
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Andrew Kumitawa
Adamson Sinjani Muula

Vincent Samuel Phiri
Global Financing Facility

Kenasi Kasinje
2024 Countdown Fellow (Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric Aids Foundation)

Chikondi Chapuma
Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Shelley Walton

