We’re delighted to welcome visiting teams from CGHP-supported health partnerships in Malawi and Kenya for a week of reciprocal learning and collaboration with Cambridge healthcare staff.
From 7–13 September 2025, colleagues from the Malawi Cambridge Health Partnership and the Kakamega Cambridge Health Partnership will be working closely with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) and Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RPH) staff on ear and hearing care, trauma and orthopaedics, and antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control.
The visit provides an important opportunity to share learning, strengthen expertise, and co-develop new approaches that will improve patient care in all three countries.
Focus of the visit
The Malawi team comprises senior clinicians, academics and allied health professionals from Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) and Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre. It includes Dr Nitta Chinyama, Deputy Director of Curative and Medical Rehabilitation (Clinical Practice) at the Ministry of Health and Professor Wakisa Mulwafu who is Dean of the School of Medicine at KUHeS.
They’re involved in a global health workforce development programme, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) via Global Health Partnerships, that’s strengthening workforce education and training to build skills and capacity of healthcare workers. The project is focused on ear and hearing care and trauma and orthopaedics, with the aim of improving the quality and accessibility of these services.
The Kenya team of two pharmacists from Kakamega County are part of the Commonwealth Partnerships for AMS (CwPAMS) project, funded by the DHSC’s Fleming Fund, which aims to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control practices. The project has a particular focus on empowering pharmacists to take a lead on tackling antimicrobial resistance. Working together between Kakamega and Cambridge, this includes increasing antimicrobial surveillance and improving the use of microbiology to inform clinical decisions.
The value of in-person working
Through multidisciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, and joint planning sessions, colleagues will exchange experiences, share examples of best practice and develop training resources that consider the unique challenges and context of the different operating environments.
Spending time face to face is also vital in building long-lasting relationships based on trust and mutual respect. This helps ensure the learning is applicable, the training is sustainable and changes to practice are long-lasting.
Speaking ahead of the visit, CGHP Director Evelyn Brealey said:
“We are thrilled to host colleagues from Malawi and Kenya in Cambridge. Health partnerships are about mutual learning, sharing expertise and addressing global challenges together. These visits offer an incredible chance for many healthcare workers at Addenbrooke’s, the Rosie and Royal Papworth hospitals to meet and learn from colleagues in other healthcare systems. This week will deepen friendships and strengthen professional networks that ultimately improve healthcare for patients in all settings.”
Find out more about the Kakamega Cambridge Health Partnership and Malawi Cambridge Health Partnership.
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