Mutharika secures dental school project for Malawi in Scotland

President Peter Mutharika’s official visit to Scotland has seen  Glasgow pledging  to help Malawi establish its first fully-fledged dental college.

President Mutharika visited  University of Glasgow to witness the way in which its world-changing research is having a real impact through the collaborations with Malawi.
The First Couple  met two young Malawians – Nelson Simwela, a PhD student who is working on malaria in the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parisitology, and Dr Mukanthu Nyirenda, a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, who is working on rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis pathways.
A 27 year old Nelson Simwela, a PhD student who is working on malaria in the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parisitology

Scottish Minister for International Development and Europe Dr Alasdair Allen made the announcement on Monday at the Glasgow University when he officially welcomed President Mutharika to Scotland.

Commenting on the announcement, Mutharika hailed the Scottish Government for the decision and assured the government of Scotland that once established the institution shall be put to good use.

President Mutharika added that his administration is expediting the delinking of the University of Malawi to allow the newly created universities have more autonomy and ability to expand easily.

‘‘We are very grateful for the gesture. the College of Medicine will soon become an independent university with its on colleges. This dental school could became part of the medical university ..so let’s talk about it and move with speed.’’ Mutharika added.

Professor Jeremy Bagg, head of the Glasgow Dental School, is working through the University of Glasgow and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow to support the College of Medicine in Malawi to establish a Batchelor of Dental Surgery programme and also to establish a national oral health policy for Malawi.

The College of Medicine has been given £100,000 by the Scottish Government to support its transition to a fully independent university.

Professor Simon Guild, Head of the School of Life Sciences, is to support the College in terms of academic governance, ethics and oversight.
Mutharika also met two young Malawians – Nelson Simwela, a PhD student who is working on malaria in the Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parisitology, and Dr Mukanthu Nyirenda, a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, who is working on rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis pathways.

Some of the University of Galsgow’s leading researchers with longstanding links to Malawi also met the President and his party.

Professor Iain McInnes, Director of the Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, talked about the Blantyre clinical lab facility at the College of Medicine– a £2million project funded by the Scottish Government, Wellcome Trust and the World Bank to bring educational and health benefits to the people of both Malawi and Scotland, in part by comparing healthy and unhealthy lifestyles in Blantyre in Malawi and Blantyre just outside Glasgow.

His area of specialisation – rheumatology – is a growing health problem in Malawi.

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S Chenda
S Chenda
5 years ago

We need a Cancer centre as this disease is killing many Malawians and draining our forex to referral hospitals. How many people have died of toothaches? Even Medical insurance companies hardly fully pay for dental treatment as some of it is considered cosmetic and not essential.

Malawi, work up, do not just accept any aid just to show that the trip was successful. Shame on us and our mediocre leadership.

Watematema Mutu
5 years ago

Kukoka chiwala ngati ukukoka njovu. Za ziii izi zosayenera kuzichita publicise!!!!

State house
State house
5 years ago

Seriously its obscene and immoral for this guy to be seeking another term for presidency. The guy is damn very old.

Napoleon
Napoleon
5 years ago
Reply to  State house

Maluku ngati kukula ndi mwambo anali ofunikira ku mtundu wa a Malawi. Inu mukuiti ndi state house makolo anualipo. Ali ndi zakaria zingati. Mungasiye kuwamvera chifukwa akula. Be careful with the way you speak it predicts or shoes your personality Kurtis ndi up wosowa mwambo.. LORD have mercy . Kafunseni makolo anu akutumizeni ku ndagala, ena amati KuSimba, ena amati Kudabwe mukamve mwambo month opanda khalidew iwe.

Defender of Faith
5 years ago

By commenting like this, you are the one politicizing it.

HILLARY CLINTON
HILLARY CLINTON
5 years ago

A SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO OUR PRESIDENT. HOWEVER, DO NOT POLITICIZE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN GLASGOW UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IN MALAWI.

Napoleon
Napoleon
5 years ago

Hillary , you are the one indeed pollitiking the issue. He is the president and had to negotiate for the better things of Malawi. Osamagomina paliponse akulu

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