Welcome to CEMAR

Centre of Excellence in Infectious Disease Modelling in Malawi & the African Region

Our Focus Areas

Our focus is on “Infectious disease modelling to inform policy” primarily in Malaria in urban areas, Tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS, childhood diseases, and other diseases of concern like diarrhoea and Polio

Intervention effectiveness

Evaluating the effectiveness of intervention strategies.

Risk factors

Identifying factors that contribute to pathogens transmission and prevention methods.

Transmission dynamics

Study the spread of diseases causing pathogens in space and time, evolutionary pressure and resistance.

Demographic analysis

Examining social determinants of health: impacts of pathogens invasion in different demographics like children, women and social economic status.