Address Malata

Address Mauakowa Malata is a Malawian nurse, midwife, professor 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. 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). Malata led the college to become a World Health Organization collaborating centre for interprofessional education and leadership.

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.

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.