Dr Gertrude Tamakani Chapotera
Qualifications: PhD in Tropical Medicine
Position Title: Senior Lecturer at College of Medicine, University of Malawi.
Personal Profile
Enjoys teaching public health and epidemiology
Has worked in the ministry of health as well as World Health Organization in Malawi.
Passionate about promoting career development of others, supporting women’s contribution to national development.
She leads a mentorship programme at College of Medicine and has established a national forum for women in infectious disease and health research in Malawi in 2015.
She led on a European funded (EDCTP) capacity building grant to develop a clinical trial management and support infrastructure at the Research support Centre at COM responsibilities in training, clinical trial monitoring and research support to faculty.
She is a trainer and an advocate for evidence based health care practice (EBHC) in African setting.
Other Positions and Honours and Professional Memberships
Professional Positions
2015 – present Head of Department, Public Health, School of Public Health and Family Medicine (SPHFM), College of Medicine (COM)
2012 – present Senior Lecturer, SPHFM, COM
2012- 2013 Chairperson of College of Medicine Research & Ethics Committee (COMREC), COM.
2011 – 2013 Member (Research Methods Expert), Malawi College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee
2012-2013 Post Graduate Tutor for the MPH Programme, COM
2009-2012 Clinical Trials Coordinator, Research Support Centre, COM.
2001-2003 Surveillance Officer for Vaccine Preventable Diseases Programme, World Health Organization, Lilongwe, Malawi.
2000-2001 Programme Manager, National Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of Health and Population, Lilongwe, Malawi
1998-1999 District Health Officer, Zomba District Health Office, Zomba, Malawi
1996-1998 Medical Officer, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.
Other
Research Grants