Shaffi Mdala is a Malawian ophthalmologist, Honorary Lecturer in Ophthalmology at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and President of the Ophthalmological Society of Malawi.

Shaffi Mdala is a Malawian ophthalmologist, Honorary Lecturer in Ophthalmology at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and President of the Ophthalmological Society of Malawi. His work focuses on addressing the growing burden of diabetic eye disease in Malawi through clinically relevant and policy-oriented research.

He is currently pursuing a PhD in Global Eye Health at the International Centre for Eye Health (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), where his research - “Modelling the Health System to Assess the Health Gains of Diabetic Retinopathy Service Delivery Models in Malawi”- explores cost-effective and sustainable approaches to integrating diabetic retinopathy services into the national health system. His work combines health system assessments, epidemiological analysis, and mathematical modelling using the Thanzi La Onse model to generate locally relevant evidence.