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Dr. Kondwani Chidziwisano
Malawi
Kondwani Chidziwisano is a lecturer and Research Fellow in the Department of Public and Environmental Health and WASHTED Centre respectively at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS). Kondwani received his PhD in Social and Behavioural Sciences from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. He is an Environmental Health and Behavioural scientist with specific focus in Low and Middle Income Settings. He employs mixed methods approaches to understand how compromised WASH impact food hygiene, mental health, child health and behaviours. For over years, Kondwani has implemented research with various partners globally including London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Strathclyde, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), University of Sterling and Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW). In his work, he emphasizes translation to policy and practice through public engagement with policy-makers.
Mr. Kestern Mkoola
Malawi
Kestern Mkoola has recently joined the vector biology group as a Research Assistant at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme. Kestern earned a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Malawi and a Diploma in education from Domasi College of Education, Malawi. He is interested in vector biology for disease control by combining research and engagement with different stakeholders, partners and policy makers. In his current role, Kestern is working on understanding the potential of plastic waste in promoting the incidence of medically important mosquito species in densely populated urban environments under the SPACES project. Previously, he has worked in Science Communications, Public and Community Engagement and Education through different initiatives including stakeholder consultations, schools and community exhibitions, community representatives’ involvement, training and research dissemination to empower communities to make informed contributions in health research. Kestern has taken a leading role in development and implementation of several public and community engagement projects including Samala Moyo (Care for Life) Exhibition funded by the Wellcome Trust, Science in Unusual Places (SciUP) and Science for All Initiative funded by Mucosal Pathogens Research Unit (MPRU).
Ms. Taonga Mwapasa
Malawi
Taonga is a junior researcher currently working as a Research Associate at WASHTED research centre based at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS). Taonga has an Environmental Health background and is currently studying for a MSc in Environmental Health with a special focus on Plastic waste mapping and quantification in informal settlements for evidence-based waste management policy development. She has five years’ experience in environmental and public health research and her research interests and experiences include WASH, Environmental exposure assessments, WASH behaviour change interventions, Anti-microbial Resistance, One-Health, Circular economy, Sustainability, Climate change, water pollution and planetary health.
