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Curriculum Development Process and Program Registration

The consortium completed curriculum development in December 2023. In December 2024, the Malawi National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) (https://www.nche.ac.mw/) registered the program. 

Piloting short courses 

Two short courses were piloted in April 2024 in Malawi. The following short courses were conducted: 

  1. Clinical basics of infectious diseases  and
  2. Modelling of infectious disease dynamics

Conferences and Networking Meetings

  1. DAAD Online Conference in April, 2024
  2. DAAD International Conference in Tanzania in July, 2024
  3. DGEPi Conference in Dresden in September, 2024

Plans

Master program rolls out in March, 2025

Students and lecturers of the NOZGEKA Master program in Malawi
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An efficient global pandemic preparedness and response requires experts who are trained to perform epidemiological studies and infectious disease modelling. The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) leads the consortium NOZGEKA with the aim of establishing a Master of Science in Public Health with a focus on infectious disease epidemiology in Malawi. The University of Münster and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, and University of Livingstonia (UNILIA) and Mzuzu University (MZUNI) in Malawi are collaborators in the consortium.
17.06.2025