Address Malata

Address Malata
Malata in 2026
EducationUniversity of Malawi (Bsc)
Edith Cowan University (Masters, PhD)
University of Oslo (Honorary degree)
Occupationsnurse, 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
Children2
HonoursFellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Address Mauakowa Malata is a Malawian nurse, midwife, professor and educator. She was the Vice-Chancellor at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) until 2026 and the former Principal of Kamuzu College of Nursing. She was Vice President of the International Confederation of Midwives. She is 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. She studied her masters degree and PhD at the Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. In 2018, Malata was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Oslo in Norway.

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. 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).

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), Malata led the college to become a World Health Organization collaborating centre for interprofessional education and leadership.

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.

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

The new chancellor Mwapatsa Mipando receiving a symbolic key from Address Malata

In 2026, Address Malata, announced her retirement as vice-chancellor. One of her mentees, Atikonda Mtenje-Mkochi, published a tribute to her and the "9 lessons" that underlined her approach to leadership.

Her research contributions have been published in journals including Journal of Advanced Nursing, Reproductive Health, Health Affairs, Malawi Medical Journal, Nurse Education Today, and International Scholarly Research Notices.

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. ↑ "9 lessons on leadership: A tribute from Dr. Atikonda Mtenje-Mkochi to Prof. Address Malata as she exists MUST as Vice-Chancellor". Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.