Kamuzu College of Nursing

A well accomplished retired academic, active researcher and consultant with great influence on health systems, research and management in the health sector including Nursing and Midwifery practices.

As an academic, Professor Maureen Chirwa facilitated the development of a number of undergraduate and post-graduate programmes at Kamuzu College of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chancellor College, Mzuzu University and University of Nairobi.

She has worked in different leadership capacities in Malawi and within the Africa region and carried out consultancies for development agencies. Her consultancy and research work continue to influence evidence-based decision making at national, district and community levels.

She has wide experience in conducting research on human resources for health. She facilitated the development of Human Resource for Health Research Agenda for Malawi; compiled a Human Resources for Health Malawi Country Profile;

conducted a situation analysis on the Existing Staffing Norms and Standards in Ministry of Health, work that contributed to the establishment of staffing norms for Malawi. She also conducted a comparative analysis of financial incentive strategies to motivate health care workers

in Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa. She also conducted health workers and employers survey for HRH 2030 project that is focusing on motivation and job satisfaction of eight cadres of health workers in Malawi.