Address Mauakowa Malata

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Address Mauakowa Malata
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Malata in 2024
Alma mater University of Malawi (Bsc)
Edith Cowan University (Masters, PhD)
University of Oslo (Honorary degree)
Occupation(s)nurse, midwife and educator
Employer(s) Kamuzu College of Nursing
Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST)
Mulungushi University
Organization(s) International Confederation of Midwives
Merck for Mothers Initiative
Africa Honor Society of Nursing of Sigma Theta Tau International
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Honours Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Address Mauakowa Malata FAAN is a Malawian nurse, midwife and educator. She is Vice-Chancellor at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), former Principal of Kamuzu College of Nursing and former Vice President of the International Confederation of Midwives. She is also the former President of Africa Honor Society of Nursing of Sigma Theta Tau International.

Biography

Malata achieved her bachelor of science degree in nursing with distinction from the University of Malawi in 1995. [1] She studied her masters degree and PhD at the Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. [1] In 2018, Malata was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Oslo in Norway. [2]

Malata is former vice president of the International Confederation of Midwives and former president of the Africa Honor Society of Nursing of Sigma Theta Tau International. [3] She is also a member of the board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), Advisory Committee for the Merck for Mothers Initiative (2021), LACTATE Study Oversight Committee (2021) and the Governing Council of Mulungushi University in Zambia (2020). [2]

While Principal of Kamuzu College of Nursing (formerly a college of the University of Malawi and now part of the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences), [4] Malata led the college to became a World Health Organization collaborating centre for interprofessional education and leadership. [3]

Malata was appointed as Vice-Chancellor at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) in 2019, becoming Malawai's first female university Vice Chancellor. [1] [5] [6]

In 2024, Malata was nominated as a candidate for the Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology and Innovation position at the African Union Commission [7] and was named a recipient of the 2024-2025 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Presidential Chair Award. [3] She also attended the University of Strathclyde event "Our Shared Future - Developing Our Joint Pathway for Impactful Partnerships in Africa." [8]

Her research contributions have been published in journals including Journal of Advanced Nursing , [9] Reproductive Health, [10] Health Affairs, [11] Malawi Medical Journal, [12] Nurse Education Today , [13] and International Scholarly Research Notices. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Professor Address Malata: First Must female Vice-Chancellor". Nation Online. 29 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Prof. Address Mauakowa Malata (PhD, MSc, BSc, FAAN)". Afrehealth.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Address Mauakowa Malata, FAAN, PhD, MSc, BSc, Named UCSF Presidential Chair Through June 30, 2025". UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences. 3 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Lane, Richard (6 February 2016). "Address Malata: advancing nursing and midwifery in Malawi". The Lancet. 387 (10018): 527. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00040-4. ISSN   0140-6736. PMID   26794076. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Grove, Jack (31 May 2024). "'Where is my country's next female vice-chancellor?'". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Prof Address Malata appointed vice chancellor of Malawi University of Science and Technology - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". Nyasa Times. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "MUST VC nominated as AU commissioner". MUST. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "University of Strathclyde - 'Our Shared Future: Developing Our Joint Pathway for Impactful Partnerships in Africa'". www.scotland-malawipartnership.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Malata, Address; Hauck, Yvonne; Monterosso, Leanne; McCaul, Kieran (2007). "Development and evaluation of a childbirth education programme for Malawian women" . Journal of Advanced Nursing. 60 (1): 67–78. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04380.x. ISSN   1365-2648. PMID   17824941.
  10. ↑ Kululanga, Lucy I.; Sundby, Johanne; Malata, Address; Chirwa, Ellen (2 December 2011). "Striving to promote male involvement in maternal health care in rural and urban settings in Malawi - a qualitative study". Reproductive Health. 8 (1): 36. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-8-36 . ISSN   1742-4755. PMC   3245422 . PMID   22133209.
  11. ↑ Gage, Anna D.; Carnes, Fei; Blossom, Jeff; Aluvaala, Jalemba; Amatya, Archana; Mahat, Kishori; Malata, Address; Roder-DeWan, Sanam; Twum-Danso, Nana; Yahya, Talhiya; Kruk, Margaret E. (September 2019). "In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Is Delivery In High-Quality Obstetric Facilities Geographically Feasible?". Health Affairs. 38 (9): 1576–1584. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05397 . ISSN   0278-2715. PMID   31479351.
  12. ↑ Malata, A.; Chirwa, E. (2011). "Childbirth information feeds for first time Malawian mothers who attended antenatal clinics". Malawi Medical Journal. 23 (2): 42–46. doi:10.4314/mmj.v23i2.70747. ISSN   1995-7262. PMC   3627698 . PMID   23074811. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Birch, Amelia P.; Tuck, Jodi; Malata, Address; Gagnon, Anita J. (1 November 2013). "Assessing global partnerships in graduate nursing" . Nurse Education Today. 33 (11): 1288–1294. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.03.014. ISSN   0260-6917. PMID   23664107.
  14. ↑ Chimphamba Gombachika, Belinda; Fjeld, Heidi; Chirwa, Ellen; Sundby, Johanne; Malata, Address; Maluwa, Alfred (2012). "A Social Ecological Approach to Exploring Barriers to Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Couples Living with HIV in Southern Malawi". International Scholarly Research Notices. 2012 (1): 825459. doi: 10.5402/2012/825459 . ISSN   2356-7872.
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