{"id":2432,"date":"2025-02-12T13:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/?page_id=2432"},"modified":"2025-09-03T07:33:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:33:26","slug":"watipaso-mulwafu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/watipaso-mulwafu\/","title":{"rendered":"Watipaso Mulwafu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2432\" class=\"elementor elementor-2432\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0769a9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0769a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-782046b\" data-id=\"782046b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c35913 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c35913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/hepu_header_image-qi57z4li4y0s0mbizqhifpdijt2e8toknwvuk3scmg.png\" title=\"hepu_header_image\" alt=\"hepu\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff96ebd elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff96ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>\nWatipaso Mulwafu<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4acbb08 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4acbb08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f0367f\" data-id=\"0f0367f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad9441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ad9441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wati_2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wati_2.png 759w, https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wati_2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wati_2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e66770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e66770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"padding-top: 10px; letter-spacing: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"mailto:wamulwafu@kuhes.ac.mw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gmail_.png\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/watipaso-mulwafu-85a51a180\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/linked-in.png\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1962-8258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/orcid-1.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e193e20\" data-id=\"e193e20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df21a9f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"df21a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2331\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2331\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2332\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2332\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Collaborative Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2333\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2333\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2334\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2334\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Achievements<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2331\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2331\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2331\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Watipaso is a Programming &#8211; Research Fellow with interests in disease modelling and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He holds an M.Eng degree in Computer Science from Hunan University with a focus in Natural Language Processing (NLP). His educational background also includes a BSc. in Computer Engineering from University of Livingstonia. Currently, he is working on the development of the disease and health system model under the TLO model framework and a ChatBot using Large Language Models for the TLO model.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2332\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Collaborative Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2332\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2332\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>1. Nkhoma, D., Chitsulo, P., <strong>Mulwafu, W.<\/strong>, Mnjowe, E., Tafesse, W., Mohan, S., &#8230; &amp; Colbourn, T. (2024). Thanzi La Mawa (TLM) datasets: health worker time and motion, patient exit interview and follow-up, and health facility resources, perceptions and quality in Malawi. <i>medRxiv<\/i>, 2024-11.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2024.11.14.24317330 \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click to view publication <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/view-link.png\" \/> <\/a><\/p><p>2. Molaro, M., Revill, P., Chalkley, M., Mohan, S., Mangal, T. D., Colbourn, T., &#8230; <strong>Mulwafu, W.<\/strong>, &#8230; &amp; Hallett, T. B. (2024). The potential impact of declining development assistance for healthcare on population health: projections for Malawi. medRxiv, 2024-10.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2024.10.11.24315287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click to view publication <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/view-link.png\" \/> <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2333\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2333\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2333\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Supported disease modelling of Wasting, Diabetic Retinopathy and other modules<\/li><li>Developing the TLO ChatBot which will serve as an assistant when using the TLO model<\/li><li>Participating in the integration of non-government facilities in the TLO model<\/li><li>Participating in assessing the introduction of kidney transplant services in Malawi\u2019s health system using the TLO model.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2334\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Achievements<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2334\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2334\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>2019-2022 Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) Masters Scholarship Awardee<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watipaso Mulwafu Profile Collaborative Publications Research Activities Achievements Profile Watipaso is a Programming &#8211; Research Fellow with interests in disease modelling and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He holds an M.Eng degree in Computer Science from Hunan University with a focus in Natural Language Processing (NLP). His educational background also includes a BSc. in Computer Engineering from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2432","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2675,"href":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2432\/revisions\/2675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hepu.kuhes.ac.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}