Bill Text: IL HR0945 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Matron Mary Ann Malata on celebrating her 80th birthday. Recognizes her for dedicating her life to serving others.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0945 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0945-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Matron Mary Ann Malata on
the occasion of her 80th birthday on October 17, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Matron Malata was born in Phalombe, Mulanje
District, Malawi, East Africa on October 17, 1942; she
finished her primary education in 1959 and then taught in
primary schools from 1960 to 1961; she attended secondary
school at Cambridge, England from 1964 to 1966; she took part
in a general nursing program in Ireland from 1967 to 1970; she
then took a midwifery course in the United Kingdom from 1971 to
1972; and
WHEREAS, Matron Malata returned to Malawi in 1973 and
worked in several hospitals; she served as a district nursing
officer at Mzimba District Hospital from 1982 to 1997,
supervising hundreds of registered nurses and midwives,
enrolled nurses and midwives, patient attendants, and hospital
servants; she further continued her education, attending an
intensive Family Planning Training in New York City, New York
for three months in 1985; and
WHEREAS, Matron Malata supervised nursing at Mzimba
District Hospital and in the surrounding health centres,

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actively visiting these health centres and rural hospitals to
teach, encourage, and provide supplies while working to
improve the health care of persons in the district; her work
included midwifery, obstetric care, safe motherhood, exclusive
breastfeeding, child spacing, and family planning; she trained
traditional birth attendants, promoted under-fives outreach
clinics for childhood immunizations, opened and staffed new
health centres, and supervised psychiatric nursing, nursing
for tuberculosis patients, and nursing for post-surgical care;
she also educated others about HIV/AIDS, which included her
working at the new Tovwirane Centre; she additionally worked
with public health staff and village health committees to
improve hygiene and other public health interventions; during
her tenure, she was a key leader in moving 131 patients in four
hours without incident from the old Mzimba District Hospital
to the new Mzimba District Hospital on September 8, 1992; and
WHEREAS, Matron Malata was recognized for her leadership
and nursing skills in the Mzimba District; for her many years
of service, she was elevated to the title of matron in 1995;
she retired from civil service to the Government of Malawi in
1997; and
WHEREAS, Matron Malata provided her skills to the
non-governmental organization AFRICARE from 1999 to 2003,
working towards the expansion of primary health care projects

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in Mzimba District; wanting to continue contributing to the
health of people in the district, she worked at Mzimba
District Hospital on a month to month basis from 2004 to 2014;
and
WHEREAS, Matron Malata has been a dedicated member of St.
Paul's Catholic Church in Mzimba for many years, participating
in many church and spiritual activities; she is devoted to her
family and her children; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Matron Mary Ann Malata on celebrating her 80th
birthday, and we recognize her for dedicating her life to
serving others; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Matron Malata as an expression of our esteem and
respect.