by Pamela Dube | Aug 29, 2025 | Blog
REFLECTIONS ON MY FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: ICN CONGRESS 2025 IN HELSINKI, FINLAND Attending an international scientific conference for the first time is a defining moment in any academic journey. As a PhD student based in Malawi, I had the privilege of...
by Pamela Dube | Aug 29, 2025 | Blog, Uncategorized
I had the privilege of attending and presenting at the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Under the theme “Resilient and Strong African Health Systems: Contributions of Health Economics and Health Policy,” the...
by Pamela Dube | Aug 18, 2025 | Blog
‘So far my classes are progressing very well’ remarks Joseph Manthalu, ‘we have completed three modules for the first year and we will now be going into the second year’. Joseph D. Manthalu – Rural Mchinji, Malawi District Youth Officer...
by Pamela Dube | Jun 27, 2025 | Blog
As part of the Global Health Research Group on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing in Malawi we have been conducting formative research with young people to find out more about how adolescents perceive their own wellbeing. It is interesting to learn from our initial...
by Pamela Dube | Jun 6, 2025 | Blog
During the years of what many would refer to as ‘doing technical stuff’ in the humanitarian and development sector, my aspiration to work on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programmes kept growing. But I lacked the theoretical background to travel down this...
by Pamela Dube | May 16, 2025 | Blog, Initiative
Each year, Mental Health Awareness Week offers a moment to pause and reflect – not only on individual well-being, but also on the environment and relationships that shape it. The 2025 theme, “Community,” reminds us that good mental health doesn’t exist in...