LEARNING DISSEMINATION:
CONFERENCES & PUBLICATIONS
COMMENTARIES
2023
Ending AIDS by Elevating Subnational Governance in Malawi, ThinkGlobalHealth (18 December 2023)
2020
Could a Systems Approach be the Disruptor Needed in HIV Prevention?,
O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law (1 December 2020)
CONFERENCES
BPS at AIDS 2024, the International AIDS Conference
As part of the International AIDS Society conference held in Munich, Germany, the Government of Malawi and Georgetown University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) hosted a satellite session on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The session, titled "Enabling Effective HIV Prevention Through Capacitated District-based HIV Prevention Systems," was co-chaired by Dr. Gift Kawalazira, Director of Health and Social Services, Blantyre District Council, and Sara Allinder, CIGH Deputy Director and BPS Program Director. Dr. Samson Mndolo, Secretary of Health, Malawi Ministry of Health opened the session, which featured speakers from the Blantyre District Health Office, the Malawi National AIDS Commission, and Dr. Charles Holmes, CIGH Director and BPS Principal Investigator. During the session, the speakers highlighted how the BPS model is supporting data-informed activities to support PrEP delivery, including gathering community insights to inform quality improvement at facilities; how the BPS model is underpinning the introduction of injectable PrEP through the PathToScale implementation science initiative; and plans to adapt the BPS model to other districts.
BPS at the 2023 IAS Science Meeting
As part of the IAS biannual science meeting, the Government of Malawi and CIGH co-hosted a satellite session titled “District-based HIV prevention: Defining the functions of a coherent & sustainable response.” The session in Brisbane, Australia, was co-chaired by Dr. Gift Kawalazira, Director of Health and Social Services, Blantyre District, and Sara M. Allinder, BPS Program Director, CIGH. Speakers included Dr. Rose Nyirenda, Director of the Department of HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis, Malawi Ministry of Health; Patricia Munthali Khomani, BPS Program Officer, Cooper/Smith; and Dr. Charles Holmes, BPS PI and Director, CIGH. The speakers highlighted the innovations achieved through Blantyre Prevention Strategy’s unique approach to building a more effective, district-led health system. The session featured case studies about BPS’s learning in data access and use and in creating linked networks involving community, facility, district, and political leaders through videos featuring Suzike Likumbo, STI Coordinator, Blantyre District, and Grace Kumwenda, formerly of Pakachere IHDC, a local Malawi-based partner.
BPS at the 2022 International AIDS Society Conference
As part of the AIDS 2022 conference held in Montreal, Canada, the Government of Malawi and Georgetown University Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) hosted a satellite session on July 31, 2022. The satellite, titled The Blantyre Prevention Strategy: A New Way of Doing Business in HIV Prevention, was co-chaired by Chimwemwe Mablekisi, Director of Programmes, Malawi National AIDS Commission (NAC), and Sara M. Allinder, BPS Program Director, CIGH. The satellite session featured speakers from the Government of Malawi at district and national levels, BPS expert partners, and BPS Principal Investigator Dr. Charles Holmes, Director, CIGH. During the session, the speakers highlighted the unique BPS business model and learning from two years of implementation, particularly in data access and usage as well as innovative approaches to supporting oral PrEP scale up.
R4P Conference BPS Session 2021
As part of the HIV Research for Prevention conference held virtually, the Government of Malawi and Georgetown University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) hosted a satellite session on Thursday, January 28, 2021. The session, titled “Optimizing the Delivery of HIV Prevention Services for Maximum Impact and Sustainability: The Blantyre Prevention Strategy,” was co-chaired by Chimwemwe Mablekisi, Director of Programmes for the Malawi National AIDS Commission, and Dr. Charles Holmes, CIGH Director and BPS PI. The session, which highlighted the innovative elements of the Blantyre Prevention Strategy, featured speakers from the Government of Malawi and BPS expert partners.
