About the Unit
The Scottish Government International Development department recently announced £1million in funding for a new initiative to bring University of Glasgow, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi and University of Zambia together in an innovative collaboration. The funding will enable the building of a new laboratory in Lusaka on the University of Zambia, Ridgeway campus. The new laboratory is already under construction and will enable an expansion of the very successful Blantyre Blantyre partnership between University of Glasgow and Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. This funding creates a ground-breaking three-country collaboration in scientific research between Scotland, Malawi & Zambia. In support of the new lab Prof McInnes, Vice Principal & Head of College, University of Glasgow announced additional scholarship funding for Zambian masters students at University of Glasgow.
https://www.gov.scot/news/funding-for-life-saving-vaccine-research-in-zambia/
Lusaka Blantyre Blantyre Lab project team members quotes:
Professor Paul Garside (Grant holder on the project, University of Glasgow)
It is fantastic to see the Blantyre-Blantyre facility in Malawi providing support and expertise to develop more facilities in the region in an excellent example of south-south collaboration supported by University of Glasgow.
Prof Mwapatsa Mipando (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences) This south-to-south collaboration supported by UoG and Scottish Government is already providing a platform where research questions for joint proposals in areas that affect the 2 neighboring countries are already being discussed.
Prof Geoffrey Kwenda (University of Zambia) The Lusaka-Blantyre-Blantyre project is a ground-breaking initiative that serves as a remarkable illustration of how international collaborations should bring about positive transformation in healthcare and education in