Rate My Professor Fatch Kalembo

Dr. Fatch Kalembo, also known as Fatch Welcome Kalembo, is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in research and teaching at the School of Nursing within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, a role he has held since May 2018. A Malawian native and registered nurse, he obtained his Master's degree from the School of Public Health at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Tongji Medical College) in Wuhan, China, from September 2009 to March 2013. He completed his PhD at Curtin University in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, with research centered on improving HIV disclosure practices to children in Malawi. His doctoral work revealed that most children living with HIV in Malawi are unaware of their status, showing elevated mental health risks and informing better clinical disclosure strategies. Kalembo maintains affiliations with Mzuzu University in Malawi's Faculty of Health Sciences.

Kalembo's academic interests and research specializations include HIV and HIV prevention, public health, maternal and child health, infectious disease epidemiology, tuberculosis, academic writing, and medical and health profession education. His contributions address psychosocial determinants of hand hygiene, challenges for newly qualified nurse-midwives in Malawi, experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse international nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and interventions to promote engaged fathering for child health. Key publications encompass "Unravelling Factors Shaping International Students’ Learning and Mental Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review" (2024), "Coming Out of the Ashes We Rise: Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Nursing Students at Two Australian Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2025), "Emotional and behavioural difficulties among children and adolescents attending “ART teen clubs” in Mzuzu City in northern Malawi: a cross-sectional study" (2024), "Challenges experienced by newly qualified nurse-midwives transitioning to practice in selected midwifery settings in northern Malawi" (2022), "A systematic review of interventions that have the potential to foster engaged fathering to enhance children's health and development" (2021), and "Use, adoption, and effectiveness of tippy-tap handwashing station in promoting hand hygiene practices in resource-limited settings: a systematic review" (2020). With 1,131 citations across 53 publications on ResearchGate, his scholarship impacts global health, particularly pediatric HIV management and nursing education in low-resource settings.