Karen Iron Msiska is a versatile communication specialist with over 17 years of experience in journalism, public relations, and behaviour change communication. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, awarded with credit by the University of Malawi in 2006, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Health and Behaviour Change Communication.
Msiska has extensive experience in communicating the National HIV and AIDS Response, having worked with the Malawi National AIDS Commission for seven years. During this time, he ensured the standardisation of communication products, coordinated the communication-focused non-biomedical components of the National HIV and AIDS Response, managed the dissemination of technical HIV and AIDS information, and oversaw the production, pretesting, and distribution of behaviour change communication messages aligned with national priorities.
Before transitioning to public relations—where he also worked with Mzuzu City Council—Msiska established himself as one of Malawi’s most prolific journalists. He served as a news analyst for Nation Newspapers Limited after rising through the ranks at Blantyre Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Blantyre Printing and Publishing (now the Times Group), where he advanced from reporter to bureau chief and assistant editor in just over seven years.
In addition to his local journalism work, Msiska contributed articles to international news outlets such as the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), and Science for Development (SciDev).
Msiska seeks to leverage his qualifications and extensive experience to address social and developmental challenges through impactful communication.
