Last Mile Health Malawi Country Director Dalitso Baloyi is a seasoned program, country, and regional management professional with more than 18 years of progressive INGO management. Prior to joining Last Mile Health, Dalitso worked for Winrock International in the role of Country Director and Regional Director for Africa, where among other accomplishments, he spearheaded and supported the government of Malawi in the development of the first ever National Child Labour Mainstreaming Guide and developed a guide (known as Mbali Yanga, meaning “my part”) for teachers to use in child- and school-led advocacy to address child labor in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania.
He has also worked with buildOn Inc and World Vision International. During his stint with World Vision International, Dalitso developed an Integrated Primary Health Care Manual for Schools and School-Led Total Sanitation for use by teachers and community health workers and participated in the development of Global Fund guidelines on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis for Malawi. Across roles, Dalitso has fostered regional and country strategy development and execution, designed new programs and projects, developed comprehensive operational policies, fostered strong donor and stakeholder engagement, mentored staff, designed program management tools (including undertaking gender analysis for a range of programs and projects), and evaluated and strengthened program quality. He has vast experience managing programs and projects funded by USAID, USG, DFID, Irish Aid, US government, World Bank, GIZ, EU, the private sector, and foundations in the fields of education, nutrition, health, child protection, social behavior change communication, agriculture, disaster response, WASH, and governance. He expects to publish two books in 2026: Compendium of Best Practices on Advocacy and Policy Dialogue and What Works to Integrate Gender and Social Inclusion in Programmes?
Dalitso is an award-winning poet. During his free time, he likes to watch documentaries and is a member of the Rotary Club of Bwaila in Lilongwe. He has an MA in Gender and Development Studies, and a Bachelor of Education degree.