In a previous blog post, Lisa Taylor and colleagues described the fieldwork undertaken in 2023 to complete Malawi’s first National Child Oral Health Survey.
Following analysis, the data were presented at a multi-sectoral workshop held in Mponela in May 2024.
Subsequently, a task force was established to develop a Child Oral Health Improvement Programme for Malawi, and that work is still underway.
The survey was written up and submitted for peer-review to the journal Community Dental Health. The manuscript was accepted in October 2024. It has been a lengthy production process but the paper has now finally been published:
The paper is available online here.
Acknowledgements
Grateful thanks are due to Scottish Government International Development and the Borrow Foundation which made this work possible.
Well done everyone, nice work!