Top abstracts from the second Paediatric and Child Health Association of Malawi Conference

摘要

The first Paediatric and Child Health Association of Malawi (PACHA) conference was in 2017. The inaugural event was held in Lilongwe, Malawi to bring together a multidisciplinary team of child health care professionals showcasing the best in locally conducted discovery and implementation research to address issues in daily practice and advance policy development in Malawi (1). The second biennial conference was held in Mangochi, Malawi from 17–19 October 2019 under the theme “Child is parent to the adult: survive, thrive and transform.” The conference team considered a diverse category of abstracts highlighting challenges to survival and well-being of children at different stages of growth and development and impact on their caregivers. With this holistic approach, the following top scoring abstracts were selected and are highlighted below.