Describing a National Chatbot Deployed by the Ministry of Health in Malawi During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Data Analysis - Top-Institutions - MDSpire

Analysis of a National Health Ministry Chatbot Implemented in Malawi Amid the COVID-19 Crisis: A Retrospective Study

  • By

  • Isaach Ndemera

  • Yu-Ting Sunny Hsieh

  • Kingston Chirwa

  • Selemani Ngwira

  • Alanna Denny

  • Tsung Shu Joseph Wu

  • Hsin-yi Lee

  • Griphin Baxter Chirambo

  • Simeon Luka Yosefe

  • Ben Chilima

  • Matthew Kagoli

  • Balwani Mbakaya

  • Kwong Leung Joseph Yu

  • John O'Donoghue

  • July 16, 2026

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Top Institutions in Infectious Disease

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Malawi Ministry of Health / Public Health Institute of Malawi
    Malawi Ministry of Health / Public Health Institute of Malawi

    Lilongwe, Malawi

    Key Differentiators

    • Public Health

  • #2

    Malawi eHealth Research Centre, Mzuzu University
    Malawi eHealth Research Centre, Mzuzu University

    Mzuzu, Malawi

    Key Differentiators

    • Public Health
    • eHealth

  • #3

    NORC at the University of Chicago
    NORC at the University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois

    Key Differentiators

    • Public Health

  • #4

    UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
    UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Key Differentiators

    • Cancer Research
    • Public Health

  • #5

    School of Medicine, UNC
    School of Medicine, UNC

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Key Differentiators

    • Medicine
    • Public Health

Original Source(s)

Describing a National Chatbot Deployed by the Ministry of Health in Malawi During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Data Analysis

  • by Isaach Ndemera, Yu-Ting Sunny Hsieh, Kingston Chirwa, Selemani Ngwira, Alanna Denny, Tsung Shu Joseph Wu, Hsin-yi Lee, Griphin Baxter Chirambo, Simeon Luka Yosefe, Ben Chilima, Matthew Kagoli, Balwani Mbakaya, Kwong Leung Joseph Yu, John O'Donoghue

  • July 16, 2026

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