The MVPE-CC Ethics Advisor (Dr Abraham Hodgson) completed field monitoring visit to Malawi from 7 – 10 March, 2023 as part of requirements for the ongoing MVPE- Case-Control Studies (MVPE-CC) in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. Dr Hodgson was accompanied by Dr Thomas Gyan and Mr Elisha Adeniji of the project coordinating team in Ghana and Mr Ari Fogelson of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The purpose of the visit was to provide advice on ethical issues during conduct of the study, check for compliance with ethical standards of research involving human subjects and review project documents. Additionally, the Ethics Advisor verified that the rights and well-being of the study participants were protected, the data collected were accurate and complete.

Field visits were made to Malaria Alert Centre Office at the Machinga District Hospital and Namosi Village in the Machinga District. During the visit, the team had discussions with study PI, the project coordinator, the Data manager, research officers and caregivers. Ethical and regulatory documents were also brought to a central office in Blantyre for review. The Ethics Advisor was impressed with work done by the project team in Malawi and commended the team for the good work done.