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The Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU), formerly known as the Karonga Prevention Study, aims to improve population health in Malawi

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RT @DrToniHo: Delighted to present our latest work using serology & next-gen sequencing to understand respiratory viral epidemiology in #Ma….
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From labour to first moments of motherhood—Episode 2 of Growing Up in Malawi is now available! A powerful documentary blending research and real-life stories of Malawian families. Don't miss it! Watch now: #GrowingUpInMalawi #GenerationMalawi.
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10 months
We’re excited to share the first episode of our documentary "Growing Up in Malawi: Journey to Motherhood"! Chronicling the lives of families in our #GenerationMalawi cohort, this film offers a unique look at maternal health in rural & urban Malawi. Link:
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RT @UofGlasgow: Gambling harms are far more substantial than previously understood, finds a new @TheLancetPH Public Health Commission. Uof….
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RT @Zalusoarts: With support from the Ministry of Education and funding from the University of Glasgow’s ESRC Impact Acceleration Account,….
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RT @floneritchle: Generational studies like this one provide rich data for governments and policy-makers which can have a profound impact o….
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10 months
A big thank you to @UKinMalawi for hosting this incredible event and supporting our journey to share these powerful stories. The first episode of #GrowingUpInMalawi is available here #GenerationMalawi #UKMalawiPartnership #MaternalHealth.
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10 months
We are thrilled to have hosted the screening of the first episode of "Growing Up in Malawi: Journey to Motherhood" - a documentary by @MEIRU_Malawi highlighting the experiences of families in the #GenerationMalawi study. A powerful story of maternal health & early childhood in 🇲🇼
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Through “Growing Up in Malawi”, we hope to spark conversations on maternal & child health in Malawi and highlight the importance of longitudinal studies in improving public health outcomes. Join us in celebrating these stories!.
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By following these families, we aim to explore how maternal health, parental mental health, and environmental factors affect infant development. The stories add a human face to our research, helping us understand the roots of long-term health conditions.
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The documentary co-creates storylines with the families, blending footage from Malawian filmmakers, MEIRU field staff, and the families themselves. This gives a deeply personal look at their experiences—capturing both the challenges and joys of new motherhood. #GrowingUpInMalawi
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We’re excited to share the first episode of our documentary "Growing Up in Malawi: Journey to Motherhood"! Chronicling the lives of families in our #GenerationMalawi cohort, this film offers a unique look at maternal health in rural & urban Malawi. Link:
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RT @UKinMalawi: This documentary has been produced with funding from @wellcometrust @UKRI_News @The_MRC in collaboration with Generation Ma….
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RT @UKinMalawi: The "Growing Up in Malawi" documentary follows real families in 🇲🇼, showing the challenges and joys of pregnancy, childbirt….
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RT @UKinMalawi: We are thrilled to have hosted the screening of the first episode of "Growing Up in Malawi: Journey to Motherhood" - a docu….
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RT @Amy_Potter: . followed by a screening at the British High Commissioner's Residence of @MEIRU_MALAWI's fab "Growing Up in Malawi: Jour….
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10 months
This documentary has been produced with funding from @wellcometrust @UKRI_News @The_MRC and in collaboration with our Generation Malawi partners @health_malawi @KUHeS_mw @EdinburghUni @LSHTM @UofGlasgow.
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10 months
It's LAUNCH DAY! Today, we’re releasing the first episode of "Growing Up in Malawi", a documentary capturing the journeys of 20 families as they navigate pregnancy and early childhood. Co-produced with local filmmakers and our #GenerationMalawi cohort mothers and their families!
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10 months
Women experiencing high under-five mortality and women living away from tarmac road experience high birth rates.
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10 months
Our results show that Total Fertility Rate has been declining from 6.4 (6.0-7.0) in 2005-2007 to 4.6 (4.3-4.9) in 2020-22.Our descriptive analysis show that sharp fertility rate declines have been observed in age specific fertility rates and in fertility rates by education status.
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Albert Dube is presenting on Sociodemographic determinants of Population-Level Fertility Change in rural Malawi.
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@Owen_Nkoka @CharlotteMSnead @LSTM @benedictwarner @UofGlasgow @NindiProvidence, our Site Lead, is presenting on Intimate partner violence as a public health problem and it's prevalence in the ongoing #generationmalawi birth cohort study, where pregnant women self report on their experience of #IPV
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