The Vice-Chancellor of Malawi University of Science and Technology, former President of Africa Honor Society of Nursing of Sigma Theta Tau International; former Vice President, International Confederation of Midwives, former Principal of Kamuzu College of Nursing and spearheaded it to become a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Inter Professional Education and Leadership in 2016. International Board Member: RUFORUM Audit committee (2021), Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) Evidence & Knowledge Working Group (2021), Advisory Committee for New Merck for Mothers Initiative (2021), LACTATE Study Oversight Committee (2021), Governing Council of Mulungushi University Zambia (2020).
She has spearheaded the Development and implementation of various Undergraduate and Postgraduate in the fields of Health, Science, Innovation and Technology; She 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 newborn 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 Gynecology, 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.