The Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) is the country’s largest medical school with an intake of 115 students per year and a faculty of 134. KUHeS has a research strategy that focuses on developing scientific talent and building the capacity and infrastructure to undertake research programmes addressing the major diseases of Malawi. Six priority areas have been identified by KUHeS: Maternal and adolescent health, Bioethics, Health systems, Nutrition and Early Child Development, HIV Clinical Trials and Implementation Science and Malaria Prevention and Treatment and there is an emphasis on translational research which can improve health outcomes in Malawi in the near future. KUHeS provides institutional support for MLW in areas such as training, ethical approvals, and scientific collaboration.