Elizabeth Molyneux
Elizabeth Molyneaux OBE born Elizabeth Neech became a Distinguished Professor of Paediatrics and she was the head of that department at the College of Medicine in Blantyre, Malawi.
Life
[edit]Molyneux met her husband, Malcolm, in London. He had been born in Africa and he was completing his training. They married in 1969.[1] They went to Malawi in 1974 and she and her husband were based first in a mission hospital. They did return to Liverpool for eleven years but they were basically in Malawi for the rest of their careers.[2]
She created the emergency unit at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. Molyneax began the palliative care service which was said to be the first in Africa for children.[3] She recommends doing simple things. She is a co-founder of the World Health Organisation's Advanced Paediatric Life Support course and it's ETAT (Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment).[4]
Molyneux became a Distinguished Professor of Paediatrics and she was the head of department at the College of Medicine in Blantyre Malawi.
She was awarded an OBE in 2007[2] and her husband also got one. She is an advisor to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.[3] Her husband died in 2021.[1]
In August 2026 following the death of Robin Broadhead, Alder Hey signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences to record their future intentions. It was noted that this valuable collaboration built on the work of Broadhead and Molyneux.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Solomon, Tom; Mwandumba, Henry (2021-12-02). "Malcolm Molyneux obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- 1 2 Kapp, Clare (2008-11-29). "Malcolm and Elizabeth Molyneux: making better health in Malawi". The Lancet. 372 (9653). Elsevier: 1873. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61798-5. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 19041790.
- 1 2 "Professor Elizabeth Molyneux – APOC". Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ "Speaker Bios 2026 | IPEM". ipem.ie. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Morris, Scott (2026-08-24). "Alder Hey Strengthens Longstanding Partnership with Malawi Through New Memorandum of Understanding". Alder Hey Children's Hospital Trust. Retrieved 2026-09-30.