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Data Management Support Unit (DMSU)

Data management for every MLW study

From CRF design to long-term archive, we capture, clean, secure and share the data behind MLW research — and build the systems, AI and tools that run it.

DMSU AnalyticsLive · 16 Oct 2026
  • Studies251in our project register
  • Datasets1,241across 168 studies
  • Systems20live in the unit
  • Lab data125studies in LIMS
Studies by type
  1. Longitudinal, epidemiological: 56 studies
  2. Surveillance / Monitoring, epidemiological: 39 studies
  3. Cross-Sectional Survey, epidemiological: 32 studies
  4. Randomised Clinical Trial, clinical: 21 studies
  5. Cohort Study, epidemiological: 14 studies
  6. Case-Control Study, epidemiological: 14 studies
  7. Diagnostic Study, clinical: 5 studies
  8. Animal study, basic science: 4 studies

About DMSU

We look after every study's data

DMSU is the Data Management Support Unit of the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme. Study teams work with us before, during and after data collection.

We review CRFs and eCRFs, agree data handling protocols, process and clean data, manage queries, control access, run routine reporting and archive completed datasets — and our developers build the in-house systems that make it work.

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Our studies

Live from the DMSU project register — every study we have set up and supported.

Updated 16 Oct 2026, 23:15

Studies we've supported so far

  • Supported to date251studies in our project register
  • Managed1,241study datasets across 168 studies
  • Built in-house20+applications developed by our own team
  • Laboratory data125studies with lab data in LIMS

Our portfolio by study type

  • 56LongitudinalEpidemiological
  • 39Surveillance / MonitoringEpidemiological
  • 32Cross-Sectional SurveyEpidemiological
  • 21Randomised Clinical TrialClinical
  • 14Cohort StudyEpidemiological
  • 14Case-Control StudyEpidemiological
  • 5Diagnostic StudyClinical
  • 4Animal studyBasic science
  • 2BiochemistryBasic science
  • 1Cell studyBasic science
  • 1Gene sequencingBasic science
  • 1Therapy Study (without intervention)Clinical

Systems Dashboard

Explore our systems

20 live DMSU systems — search, filter and open, six at a time.

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What we do

Our core business is data management

Everything else exists to make that data smarter. We bring applied AI, in-house software engineering, transcription & translation and secure archiving together — so every study's data is cleaner, faster and more reusable.

Our role

Supporting data across its whole lifecycle

From first design to long-term archive, we're with every study at each stage.

  1. Before collection

    Design & review

    We set every study up for success before the first record is captured.

    • CRF Review
    • eCRF Review
    • Data handling protocol
    • In-house apps

  2. During collection

    Capture & monitor

    Live processing, query resolution and reporting keep data flowing and clean.

    • Processing
    • Query management
    • Data access
    • Reporting
    • Backup

  3. After collection

    Clean & archive

    Cleaning, curation and secure archiving keep data discoverable and reusable.

    • Data cleaning
    • Archiving & curation

Tools and support

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Questions about your study's data, a new system or support with one of ours? Open a ticket on the DMSU helpdesk, or reach us directly.

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Find us

Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Campus, Chipatala Avenue,
P.O. Box 30096, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi
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The CREATOR research building at MLW, Blantyre
Based at the CREATOR building, MLW, Blantyre