Table 2 Overall ESTHER-MAGNET partnership goals for all three periods of the partnership

– Capacity-building through improved training of medical staff of the KCH Medical Department

– Improved patient care in the KCH Medical Department and associated District Hospitals with a focus on HIV/AIDS and related conditions

– Operational research in HIV/AIDS and related conditions

– Exchange of expert knowledge between KCH Medical Department and University Hospitals of Bonn/Cologne/Heidelberg

– Improvement of quality of patient care and in service training of interns at the KCH Medical Department

▪ The proportion of patients who undergo appropriate diagnosis and management procedures for febrile illness is increased

▪ Blended learning including tele-teaching session are established during training at the KCH Medical Department

– Clinical care and managerial capacity at the KCH Medical Department are improved and the department increasingly fulfils its role as a centre for tertiary care for Malawi’s central region

▪ An overall improvement in diagnosis and management procedures for patients with infectious diseases and diabetes is enhanced in the KCH Medical Department

▪ An improved and well- functioning Medical Department management structure is in place thus achieving medical and teaching objectives and utilising the e-learning platform [27]