Before travel
Answer a short health declaration on any phone. If you feel unwell, say so early. It helps officers guide you quickly and protects people travelling with you.
Official Government of Malawi border-health service
A public record of how Malawi protects travellers at the border.
POE Sentinel connects self-screening, officer checks, QR pass verification, disease-risk review and national reporting so the public can see what the system is for, who operates it, and where to go next.
OwnerPublic Health Institute of Malawi, Ministry of Health
PurposeDetect, assess and respond to public-health risks at entry points
Public promiseFast travel flow, health protection, privacy controls and accountable reporting
Choose the right door
Live services and training are separate, on one Malawi domain.
Use live for real traveller and officer work. Use staging/training for practice, demonstrations and UAT. The buttons below stay fixed to the environment they name.
Public liveTraveller self-screening
No login. Complete the health declaration before arrival and receive a QR pass.
Staff liveCommand dashboardRestricted sign-in for authorised Ministry and PHIM users.
TrainingPractice self-screeningSafe training form under /staging for exercises and testing.
TrainingStaging dashboardUAT and training dashboard for supervisors and implementers.
Officer appInstall field PWAOffline-first mobile workflow for POE officers.
Training appInstall training PWAPractice mobile app for training devices and demonstrations.
What the public should know
Point-of-entry screening is not a barrier. It is a safety net.
At airports, land borders and ports, health teams look for signs that may need quick review, help a traveller get care earlier, and give national teams a clearer picture of risks moving across borders.
At the POE
Show your QR pass or complete screening with an officer. Temperature, symptoms, travel history and exposure questions help decide whether a clinical review is needed.
If flagged
A flag does not mean a diagnosis. It means the system found a reason for a trained health worker to check you, advise you, refer you, or follow up.
Your data
The service collects only what border health teams need for screening and response. Traveller personal data is protected and set to expire after the retention window.
Before travel
Self-screening shows the exact questions travellers need.
The public form is designed for speed: entry point, arrival date, country of origin, recent travel, contact details, symptoms and exposure questions. It creates a QR pass for border verification.
Open self-screening
At the border
Officers work from a mobile app built for real POE conditions.
The field app supports offline screening, records, alerts, disease intelligence and sync health so the service can continue when connectivity is poor.
National accountability
The dashboard turns border work into reports leaders can act on.
Supervisors can review screening volume, symptom patterns, POE coverage, country-of-origin trends, alert analysis, workforce and capacity views. Public explanations stay simple; operational access stays restricted.
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Configured Points of Entry
air · land · water
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Diseases watched
symptom and exposure logic
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Village references cached
offline geography support
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Day PII purge horizon
privacy by design
How the system works
Declare. Screen. Review. Report.
01DeclareTraveller self-screens and receives a signed pass.
02ScreenOfficer captures primary and secondary findings online or offline.
03ReviewRisk signals guide clinical review, referral, isolation or follow-up when needed.
04ReportNational dashboards show volumes, symptoms, POEs, alerts and operational readiness.
Keep exploring
Clean pages for each audience.
Travelling to Malawi soon?
Pre-screen before arrival. It is free, takes a few minutes and helps border health officers guide you faster if a review is needed.
Scan to screen