Grace Malenga

Grace Malenga (born in 1947) is a Malawian paediatrician and researcher. She is the first female Malawian doctor to practice in Malawi. She served as District Health Officer (DHO), regional health director of Southern region and director of Malaria Unit at Kamuzu University of Health and Sciences (KUHES) (formerly, College of Medicine). She also held multiple senior positions as both a clinician and researcher including country health coordinator for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) refugee programme. Malenga retired after serving for thirty five years in Malawi.

Early life Malenga was born on Likoma Island, Malawi.

Malenga later worked at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and KUHES where she held several senior roles. She was director of the Malaria Alert Centre, at KUHES in Blantyre. She served at several roles at Malawi Medical Council including secretary and chair of the Malawi Medical Council.

Malenga has conducted research and published on Malaria challenges in Malawi . She also served on several advisory boards on Malaria both locally and internationally including member of Malaria Advisory Group at Against Malaria Foundation.

Malenga retired in 2007 after serving for 35 years. She had chosen to spend her career in Malawi. despite lucrative offers to work abroad. After retirement she relocated to NKhotakota to live with rural communities and study their understanding of health and medicine.