The MLW Malaria Theme has equipped its team with leadership skills with the aim of empowering them to interact with partners in the fight against the epidemic.

The 5-day training attracted participants from MLW and other collaborating institutions including the College of Medicine, Malaria Alert Centre and the Polytechnic.

In her opening remarks, the Malaria Theme Lead, Dr Anja Terlouw, said she saw the need for the ‘Practice of Leadership in Health’ training after seeing a gap in leadership training at colleges. “There is a strong need for leadership skills, peer based learning and collaboration in order for the malaria group members to benefit from the diversity within the group” she said.

The course equipped participants with a number of skills, including vision and decision making, communication, people management, technical capacity, and emotional intelligence.