UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI-COLLEGE OF MEDICINE EASTERN & SOUTHERN AFRICA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (ACEII) AFRICA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND HERBAL MEDICINE (ACEPHEM) UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI-COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MALAWI

National Steering Committee ACE Management National Steering Committee Principal Project Steering team Director-ACEPHEM Research Support Centre International Advisory Group Deputy Director-ACEPHEM Project Manager M&E Coordinator Project Assistant Dean of Public Health and Family Medicine Dean of Biomedical Sciences and Health Profession Dean of Medicine Finance Officer Procurement Officer

Main Achievements and Highlights Provision of scholarships to Master’s and Doctorate students ACEPHEM provided support in terms of Scholarships for Master’s program students. The College of Medicine made advertisement for various Masters Programs that were available. From all the applicants that were shortlisted, ACEPHEM provided Scholarships to 37 applicants depending on their need. Out of the 37 Students, 19 are females and 18 males. Similarly, the project provided Scholarships to 6 students who are pursuing their Doctorate Degrees at the Malawi College of Medicine. Out of this, 2 are females and 4 males. Short Courses training ACEPHEM organized short courses for staff and students from various Universities. The Main objective of the trainings was to prepare students to advance their understanding of research through critical exploration of research language, ethics and approaches. There were 5 courses administered; Microsoft Access course, Research methodology, Manuscript Writing course, HPLC and Traditional and Complementary Medicine Course. A total of 148 people participated in these trainings (61 females and 87 males).

3. Partnership Development ACEPHEM has signed Memorandum Of Understandings with 9 Partner institutions. The main areas and scope for these MOUs include:  Research and/or training; Joint grant applications; Joint symposia, International meetings, conferences, and workshops; Exchange internships; Exchange of information, teaching materials and equipment; Mutual use of research space

ACE Targets & Results Achieved for YEAR 1&2 Indicator Value Year 1 target Year 1 actual Year 2 Target Year 2 actual Total Actual Regional students enrolled in ACEs Masters (Total) 17 18 35 0 (2) Masters (Female) 8 16 PhD (Total) 4 1 2 3 (4) PhD (Female) Short-term courses (Total) 52 104 Total students (regional and national) enrolled in ACEs 42 20 43 85 37 12 7 40 19 9 5 14 126 157 252 177

ACE Targets & Results Achieved for Y1 &2 Indicator Value Year 1 target Year 1 Actual Year 2 target Year 2 Actual Total Target Actual Faculty and PhD students exchanges to promote research and teaching 4 2 1 6 5 Female Amount of externally generated revenue by the ACEs USD $180000 $95000 $360000 $275000 Internationally recognized research publications in disciplines supported by the ACE Program and with regional coauthors 10 15 No. co-authored with regional collaborators 7 No. of institutions hosting ACEs participating in the PASET benchmarking exercise

IDA FUNDS RECEIVED and UTILIZED INCOME SOURCE OF INCOME US$ Funding-World Bank 1,085,465.00 Other Income 23,248.51 Bank Interest 3,039.08 TOTAL 1,111,752.59 EXPENDITURE TOTAL INCOME (US$) TOTAL EXPENDITURE (US$) SURPLUS DEFICIT 1,111,752.59 572,252.84 539,499.75

Reporting and Compliances Annual Work Plan in place and is being used by the project. Annual Finance report was finalized and sent to World Bank by February 15th. Audited financial report of up to 31st December 2017 was submitted by 15th February 2018 Functioning Audit Committee under University Council in place and holds its meetings periodically Functioning internal audit unit for University in place and it is working under University internal audit Procurement plan already prepared and shared with World Bank and approved by the university management

Challenges and/or Reflections Delays in accreditation of Masters level as well as Doctoral level programs by National Council The Centre is following up with National Council for Higher Education to accredit the programs (scheduled for June 2018) Currently no regional board to accredit masters as well as Doctoral programs Consultations are being made to find a regional body to accredit programs Difficulties to attract regional/ international students Adverts have been done regionally and stipends have been introduced to attract regional as well as international students

Key Partners Malawi University of Science and Technology Mzuzu University Mbarara University of Science and Technology Karolinska Institute University of Ibadan United States International University-Africa Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Copper Belt University University of Tsukuba