Outgoing Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) vice-chancellor Professor Address Malata fought back tears on Thursday as she said an emotional farewell to the institution she has led for the past decade. The visibly moved academic addressed staff, students and dignitaries during MUST’s seventh congregation ceremony at the university’s main campus in Thyolo, bringing […]
Malawi University of Science and Technology (Must) and Leeds University of the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enable the two universities to exchange staff and students, which will benefit the Thyolo campus of Must. Must vice-chancellor Professor Address Malata said her university and the country will benefit from the […]
President Peter Mutharika has announced the appointment of Professor Address Malata as first Vice Chancellor for Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST). The announcement was made by Chief Secretary to Government, George Mkondiwa on Wednesday. According to MUST website, Professor Malata officially reported at MUST on February 25, 2016 as first Deputy Vice Chancellor deputing […]
Malawi faces a critical shortage of nurses with officials saying the current figures show that the country has only 25 percent of the required numbers. In 2010, Malawi had a nurse/patient ratio of 17:100,000 and the ratio is said to have improved to 34 nurses per 100 000 patients but this ratio is still high […]
History was made at the ongoing International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress in Prague, the Czech Republic, when Prof Address Malata, a Malawian became the first African to be elected as the vice president of the International Midwives body. The current President is Jamaican born Frances Day-Stirk. Professor Malata, a decorated Nurse-Midwife herself is […]