YouthLead

Overview

Why do you want to join youthpower

How I want to make an Impact

I want to make an impact using my medical expertise, talents and passion for service to others. I believe that I am a valuable resource to others if I am willing to utilize my skills and resources to improve the lives of others. I want to ensure that when I make an impact in a community I involve them in the process to ensure that I empower them with the knowledge and networks they need to then take ownership of the work, scale it up and become self sufficient and even pay it forward and help others.

I do this by providing access to health information to health information and services. Good health is key in ensuring people are productive and contribute to development. I am working in digital health innovation: i.e. using various forms of technology to improve health service delivery. I also generate health promotion messages that are interactive, contextualized to target audiences, fun, and easy to understand which are delivered using various platforms including multimedia and social media platforms.

I have established a non-profit called Health Access Initiative that works uses technology to improve access to health information and services.

Short biography

Zayithwa Fabiano is a and medical doctor with over three years working experience in clinical medicine and public health research, focusing on improving health service delivery. She will be pursuing a Master of Medicine – Internal Medicine at Witwatersrand University as a Mandela Rhodes Scholarship Recipient.

She is a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow who was awarded a World Connect grant to work with Mobile ODT to pilot the use of a cervical cancer screening device that uses Artificial Intelligence and teleconsultation to improve efficiency of cervical cancer screening in Malawi. Zayithwa is the founder of a nonprofit organization called Health Access Initiative Malawi which works to improve access to health information and services to the populace through which she has facilitated several health education talks. Zayithwa is a published health writer and is a content creator for the health and wellbeing content of the African Changemakers Magazine. She is a Youth Lead Ambassador/Peer Advisor who empowers and mentors youth across the board.

Assistance Offered

Mentorship, Emergency assistance, Research assistance, Resources, best practices, tool kits, research, data, etc

What I need

I need to improve my knowledge in digitization of health. I need to collaborate with other individuals working in this field.

Assistance OfferedMentorship, Emergency assistance, Research assistance, Resources, best practices, tool kits, research, data, etc

What I need

I need to improve my knowledge in digitization of health. I need to collaborate with other individuals working in this field.

Groups

All YouthLead Members and Alumni, YouthLead Ambassadors and Peer Advisors 2020

Networks

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)/Mandela Fellowship
Lions Club

Where did you hear about us?

YouthLead Ambassador

Country

Malawi

Sectors of Interest

Topics of Interest

Sectors of Interest

Topics of Interest

Other Interests I am interested in youth empowerment and development to ensure they achieve their full potential. I volunteer my time as a mentor for youth through two organizations; Ladies in Tertiary Education which mentors young females in tertiary education and Women Inspire which also mentors women in the various aspects of their lives.

I am very interested in research; public health and clinical trials. I enjoy working with communities to investigate the problems they face and through research to gather information that provides evidence-based-information to guide solution generation.

I am interested in nature preservation and being outdoors. I involve myself in tree-planting activities, reduced pollution, recycling, reduce use of plastics. I enjoy exploring nature through hiking and nature walks.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, College of Medicine University of Malawi, 2011-2016

• Human Subjects Protection offered by CITI Program (September 2019)
https://www.citiprogram.org/verify/?w4821f5fa-00b8-4378-8066-dc8a9fb77935-33207603

• Good Clinical Practice. Certified e- learning short courses offered by The Global Health Network. (January 2019)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CsQ2BAB6PEXrkm1uXYsOnwP2dXcqiefW

• Surgical skills training and Obstetrics Emergency Skills Drills Training. Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, College of Medicine, University of Malawi (November 2017)

• Malawi Ministry of Health Clinical Management of HIV in Children and Adults training (August 2015)

Languages spoken

My Conversations

Title	Comment	Author	Post date
Reply to Message	Hello How are you doing? How was 2020 have been for you? Can you please help me on how I can maximize my application? I am on 61 and I have failed to step forward.	NDUWIMANANOEL	January 09, 2021 at 11:37am
Reply to Message	Hello. email me on fabianozayithwa@gmail.com	Zaiy	October 28, 2020 at 11:59am
Reply to Message	Hello Zaithwa. lets connect on 0882060036	thezhi	October 23, 2020 at 09:42am
Reply to Message	Hello Zaithwa. lets connect on 0882060036	thezhi	October 23, 2020 at 09:42am
Reply to Message	Zayithwa Fabiano Good evening, i am Ngoyi Mbeshe Felly, a refugee in Dzaleka, Malawi. A founder and Coordinator of Dzaleka Home based care, that is reaching out of people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic Diseases Through palliative, psycho-spiritual , nursing and clinical care at their home. Activities Home Visits, community mobilization, condom distribution, youth HIV talk club, psychosocial support, transport and referral Among activities, we have Tunajali ( we care) training program, we offers at the centre -HIV/AIDS Education, New infection prevention, nutrition and health, Mental disorders support skills, GBV(Gender based violence), Family planning education and practical and clinical interventions. Partnering with Ministry of Health, UNHCR, Jesuit Refugee service, Dzaleka health Center but not reluying funds . challenges -Lack of building capacity resources for members, Lack of Youth friendly health services. Lack of Funds Lack of connections Lack of Kits , transport for patients. NB: please I thank you for connecting with me , we need your support and advise . We need to learn more from you. We have a training of trainers on 17th, September, 2020 About: SGBV in COVID-19 Pandemic My WhatsApp: +265994270397 Email: ngoyifelly7@gmail.com Thank you	NgoyiMbesheFelly	September 14, 2020 at 21:09pm
Reply to Message	I prefer email fabianozayithwa@gmail.com	Zaiy	September 14, 2020 at 08:38am
Reply to Message	Hi, can you drop your whatsapp number let connect . +231880140305 is mine	yomoi12k@gmail.com	September 08, 2020 at 22:47pm
Reply to Message	Hello, I received the message. Thanks, its working :)	Zaiy	June 19, 2020 at 09:10am
Reply to Message	Hi Zayi, This is a test message. Ikenna.	ikanyadike	June 16, 2020 at 14:01pm
Reply to Message	Hello Fabiano, I trust this reaches you well. How is the situation in Malawi as regards the pandemic, back here we are well though pushing harder to beat the pandemic. Based on our regular submissions online, am so impressed by your own and I felt I shouldn't skip commending your efforts towards YouthLead. If you shall be okay, am oh the view that we exchange the email addresses in case of individual consultations, then its made possible via private emails. I shall be grateful for your acceptance of the view. Thanks	Everest Nicholas	June 12, 2020 at 09:54am