Malawi Profile Updated

The Malawi profile in ClinRegs has been reviewed and updated with the following information, which is current as of October 7, 2025:

Guidance from the College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC) on the content and format of a research proposal (See Scope of Review, Ethics Committee Fees, Submission Process, Submission Content, and Initiation, Agreements & Registration)
COMREC payment instructions for ethics committee fees (See Ethics Committee Fees)
Additional form and webpages related to COMREC’s functions and clinical trial approval processes (See Ethics Committee, Ethics Committee Fees, Submission Process, Submission Content, and Required Elements)
Additional information on the National Health Science Research Committee’s responsibilities (See Ethics Committee)
Information about the Public Health Institute of Malawi’s Research Division (See Regulatory Authority)

Sources Added During this Update:

(Guidance) COMREC Research Proposal Format (COMREC-Format) (Date Unavailable)
College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

(Document) COMREC Account Details (MWI-43) (Date Unavailable)
College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

(Document) Informed Consent Form Template for Qualitative Studies (MWI-56) (Date Unavailable)
World Health Organization

(Handbook) Personal Data Protection Handbook (MWI-64) (August 6, 2024)
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority

(Webpage) KUHeS - About COMREC (MWI-41) (Current as of October 7, 2025)
College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

(Webpage) KUHeS - College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC) – Research Ethics (MWI-40) (Current as of October 7, 2025)
College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

(Webpage) National Health Science Research Committee (NHSRC) (MWI-63) (Current as of October 7, 2025)
National Commission for Science and Technology

(Webpage) Public Health Institute of Malawi – Research Division (MWI-39) (Current as of October 7, 2025)
Public Health Institute of Malawi

Sources Revised During this Update:

(Not Available Online) NIAID Communication with College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC) (July 2025) (MWI-25)

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