About

prof. Malata

Professor Address Mauakowa Malata

Professor Address Mauakowa Malata holds position of Vice-Chancellor at the Malawi University of Science and Technology, first woman to hold a position of Vice Chancellor of Public University in Malawi; NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Courtesy Appointment, October 2023. former Vice President of International Confederation of Midwives, former President of Africa Honor Society of Nursing of Sigma Theta Tau International; former Principal of Kamuzu College of Nursing and spearheaded it to become a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Inter Professional Education and Leadership in 2016. A receipient of the 2024 University of Carlifornia Sanfrancisco (UCSF) award and appointed as a distinguished visiting professor in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

She has spearheaded the Development and implementation of various Undergraduate and Postgraduate in the fields of Nursing, Midwifery, Health, Science, Innovation and Technology and has facilitated capacity building for faculty and other staff in various fields. A renowned international speaker, author and editor of various journals in the field of health, nursing, midwifery, and health workforce. She serves on various international, regional and national boards. She is an advocate for girls and women empowerment through education. Her research work focuses on maternal and new-born health, quality of care, health workforce and innovation and technology.

She is a Virginia Henderson Fellow of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), an Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN); a Global Health Fellow at University of California San Francisco University; an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Baylor College of Medicine. She was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by University of Oslo in Norway, 2018 ECU Distinguished Alumni and ECU Honorary Award of Doctor of Nursing honoris causa, 2019 in Australia. She was in 2022 nominated as one of the Champions for Malawi Vision 2063 under Enabler, Human Capital development. In 2023 she was in receipt of National Outstanding award (Educational Achievements, women change Makers Science and Research) under Pan African Learning and Global Network and Plan Malawi International.

phone

+265 997 540 875

email

amalata@must.ac.mw

CONTACT ADDRESS

P.O. Box 5196, Limbe, Malawi

Career History

VICE-CHANCELLOR

MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST)

2016-Date

DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR

MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST)

2016

PRINCIPAL

UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI,
KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING

2008 - 2016

VICE-PRINCIPAL

UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI,
KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING

2004 - 2008

SENIOR LECTURER

UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI,
KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING

2001 - 2004

PART-TIME LECTURER

EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY

2001 - 2004

ASSOCIATE LECTURER

UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI,
KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING

1989-2001

SISTER IN-CHARGE AND ACTING MATRON

MINISTRY OF HEALTH,
SALIMA DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE

2016

Education Background

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (NURSING)

EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY

2005

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY

1997

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING EDUCATION WITH DISTINCTION

UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI, KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING

1995

UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATE OF MIDWIFERY WITH CREDIT

UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI, KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING

1987

DIPLOMA IN NURSING WITH CREDIT

UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI, KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSING

1986

Honors and Awards

Most Inspiring Female Corporate Leader of the Year

2024

CONSUMER CHOICE AWARD
PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR AWARD

2024

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANFRANSCISCO
MALAWI WOMEN OF INFLUENCE AWARD

2023

WOMEN DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT ENABLER CHAMPION FOR MALAWI VISION 2063

2022

NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
NATIONAL OUTSTANDING AWARD (EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, WOMEN CHANGE MAKERS SCIENCE AND RESEARCH)

2022

PAN AFRICAN LEARNING AND GLOBAL NETWORK AND PLAN MALAWI INTERNATIONAL
HONORARY AWARD OF DOCTOR OF NURSING HONORIS CAUSA

2019

EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

2018

EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
CUSTOMER FOCUSED EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD

2015

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT
NOMINATED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF MALAWIAN MIDWIVES FOR THE PRINCE MAHIDOL AWARD

2015

PRINCE MAHIDOL
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

2014

NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES OF MALAWI
NOMINATED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF MALAWIAN MIDWIVES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MIDWIFE AWARD

2014

INTERNATIONAL MIDWIFE AWARD
FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING

2014

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF NURSING

2014

COLLEGE OF NURSING, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

2014

UNIVERSITY OF OSLO, FACULTY OF MEDICINE
VIRGINIA HENDERSON FELLOW

2013

SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL
BEST STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD

1986

NATIONAL BANK OF MALAWI