The Child Health Task Force (TF) Secretariat and Steering Committee (SC) members traveled to Malawi during the week of July 29–August 2, 2024. The purpose of the trip also included meeting with key stakeholders to forge relationships; conducting a field visit to supplement knowledge of the health system; and attending the dissemination meeting for the midterm review (MTR) of the Malawi Child Health Strategic Plan (2021–2026). As part of its country engagement strategy, the TF has been providing the Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH) with technical support to the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Technical Working Group (IMCI-TWG) and the trip allowed SC members to contribute directly to the MTR of the Malawi Child Health Strategic Plan (2021-2026). The venue enabled members to appreciate the context and integrate lessons learned from Malawi into the overall CHTF approach to partnering with countries.
The first part of the report shares a high-level summary of activities from July 29–July 31. The latter half of the report details the SC meeting that was held on August 1–2.