Our Work
The work is the strongest evidence of what we can do.
Mitambo & Co has supported governments, research institutions, development partners, global health organisations and regional initiatives on assignments spanning research, policy, regulation, health systems, data, programme implementation and institutional strengthening.
Selected Engagements
Leave the institution better equipped to move forward.
Our role differs from assignment to assignment. Sometimes we generate the evidence. Sometimes we help translate evidence into policy. In other engagements, we strengthen regulatory systems, design implementation frameworks or provide technical leadership through delivery.
What remains consistent is the objective: leave the institution better equipped to make decisions and move forward.
Featured engagement
National Commission for Science and Technology / Ministry of Health
Strengthening the foundations of Malawi’s health research system.
Mitambo & Co provided lead consulting support for the development and review of a comprehensive suite of national health research policy and strategic documents.
The assignment covered the National Health Research Policy, National Health Research Agenda II 2023–2030, Health Research Strategic Plan 2021–2030, Implementation Research Guidelines for Malawi, Health Research Fund Guidelines and other national research governance frameworks. The work combined policy development, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, research governance, implementation research and health-research financing.
Antimicrobial resistance
A connected AMR portfolio across stewardship, surveillance and national strategy.
Mitambo & Co’s AMR work spans programme alignment, One Health surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship and national action planning. Taken together, these engagements show how the firm supports both the technical systems and the institutional coordination required for a coherent national response.
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Global Health Partnerships / CwPAMS Programme
Strengthening coordination around antimicrobial stewardship.
Mitambo & Co provided strategic and technical leadership to the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) Programme in Malawi.
The assignment strengthened antimicrobial stewardship, stakeholder coordination, programme alignment and sustainability within Malawi’s national AMR response. Key contributions included the CwPAMS National Engagement and Alignment Framework, the Mid-Year Programme Review and Recommendations Report, and the National Health Partnership and Site Review Framework, alongside technical recommendations on AMS integration, national oversight and stakeholder coordination.
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UNC Project Malawi
Turning AMR surveillance data into national decision support.
Mitambo & Co provided technical leadership and coordination for clinical and laboratory AMR surveillance sites, supporting the translation of surveillance findings into national policy and public-health decision-making.
The work included surveillance data management, analysis, interpretation and reporting, preparation of national aggregate AMR data for WHO reporting, and coordination of cross-sectoral surveillance protocols within a One Health framework. The firm also contributed to the National Action Plan on AMR with a focus on surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, policy implementation, advocacy, training and stakeholder engagement.
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Ministry of Health / Public Health Institute of Malawi
Supporting Malawi’s national response to antimicrobial resistance.
Mitambo & Co provided technical and policy support to the development of Malawi’s National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2025–2030.
The assignment supported stakeholder consultation, evidence synthesis and prioritisation of national AMR interventions across One Health sectors. It contributed to actionable interventions and implementation priorities covering AMR surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention and control, research, awareness, governance and multisectoral coordination — anchoring the firm’s wider AMR portfolio in national strategy.
Regulatory
Regulatory strategy, clinical-trial oversight and research ethics.
Separate from the AMR portfolio, Mitambo & Co supports regulatory pathways, clinical-trial governance and research-ethics systems — from first-in-human regulatory strategy through multi-country regulatory and ethics strengthening.
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Navigating the regulatory pathway for first-in-human research.
Mitambo & Co generated the regulatory data package supporting the proposed first-in-human use of the Triple Kill Switch strain, an engineered Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain designed to enable controlled tuberculosis infection in animal models.
The assignment included development of the regulatory roadmap for first-in-human submission to Malawi’s Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA), providing strategic guidance on regulatory requirements, documentation, stakeholder engagement and the pathway toward clinical evaluation. The work demonstrates expertise in clinical research regulation, regulatory strategy, translational science and first-in-human development for complex infectious-disease research.
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TRACE Project — Garnet Partners, Rwanda
Strengthening clinical trial regulation and research ethics across five African countries.
Mitambo & Co provided technical and strategic support to the TRACE Project across Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda.
The work covered clinical-trial regulation, research ethics, regulatory and ethics harmonisation, benchmarking, digitalisation, stakeholder engagement and capacity strengthening. Contributions included country-level strengthening plans, systems assessments, implementation of the WHO Ethics Benchmarking Tool and support for National Ethics Committees, Institutional Review Boards and National Regulatory Authorities.
Different assignments. The same discipline.
Some engagements begin with a research question. Others begin with a policy challenge, an implementation gap, a regulatory requirement or a system that needs strengthening. Our role is to understand what the assignment actually requires and bring together the expertise needed to move it forward.
How we contribute
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We generate evidence.
Through research, assessments, evaluation and analytics.
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We translate evidence.
Into policies, strategies, frameworks and decisions.
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We strengthen systems.
Across governance, regulation, data, institutional processes and programme delivery.
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We support implementation.
Through technical assistance, coordination, capacity development and practical implementation frameworks.
Selected Engagements
Each engagement below shows the client or partner, the work undertaken, and the technical area involved.
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Clinton Health Access Initiative
Understanding the conditions for HIV self-testing in Malawi.
Mitambo & Co conducted a baseline Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices assessment to understand awareness, perceptions and behaviours around HIV testing and assess the feasibility of introducing HIV self-testing in Malawi.
Research · Public Health · Programme Design
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Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme
Helping genomic research move from evidence to policy relevance.
Mitambo & Co provided technical and policy guidance to the BCUC-Genomics Study, supporting implementation in alignment with national priorities and regulatory requirements.
Research Translation · Policy · Governance
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Vital Strategies / Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health
Understanding whether evidence is actually reaching policy decisions.
Mitambo & Co supported the Data for Health Initiative’s Data Impact Program in assessing the sustainability and institutionalisation of data use in Malawi’s health-policy environment.
Evidence Use · Health Policy · Institutional Assessment
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Commonwealth Pharmacists Association — SPARC
Strengthening the foundations for digital medicines management.
Mitambo & Co provided technical and policy advisory support to the SPARC programme in Malawi, focusing on digital medicines management and data-for-action approaches aligned with national health priorities.
Digital Health · Medicines Management · Data Governance
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Africa Institute for Development Policy
Evaluating how evidence becomes part of institutional practice.
Mitambo & Co supported the end-line evaluation of the SECURE Health Programme within Malawi’s Ministry of Health.
Evaluation · Knowledge Translation · Evidence-Informed Policy
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Ministry of Agriculture / Health & Climate Change
Bringing climate risk into national health planning.
Mitambo & Co supported development of Malawi’s National Action Plan for Health and Climate Change.
Climate & Health · Policy · Resilience
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We work with clients from initial scoping through research, strategy, implementation and institutional strengthening.
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