Dr David Livingstone's birth marked at Blantyre centre 19 March 2013 Last updated at 00:03 The David Livingstone Centre has planned a day of events for the 200th anniversary of the explorer's birth. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) property at Blantyre in South Lanarkshire will host representatives of the governments of Scotland and Malawi. Much of Dr Livingstone's work as a missionary and doctor was in what is now Malawi. The centre is based at Livingstone's birthplace. A partnership - David Livingstone 200 - has been involved in events to mark the bicentenary. Project leader Nat Edwards said: "Livingstone was a truly remarkable and inspirational man - and it is even more inspiring to think that he took his inspiration from the countryside, history and people of Blantyre. It is absolutely fitting that the centre of his 200th birthday celebrations is right here in Blantyre, where this wonderful, continent-crossing story began. We want David Livingstone 200 to be a fitting celebration for a great man with an equally fitting legacy. We want to strengthen relationships between Scotland and Africa; to renew interest in David Livingstone among all our nations and to make sure that this amazing museum can be sustained to inspire future generations for years to come. The Scottish government will be represented by external affairs minister Humza Yousaf. He said: "Dr David Livingstone was a great Scot who achieved many great things. He was one of our greatest explorers who forged enduring links between Scotland and Malawi, and - as a writer, medic and tireless campaigner against the slave trade - left a long and lasting legacy from those travels.