WHO on 13 December 2022 Sir. Jeremy Farrar as Chief Scientist (CS) and Dr. Appointed Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu as Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).
Sir. Farrar said in the second quarter of 2023, Dr. Tuipulotu will start their respective terms at WHO in the first quarter of 2023.
A member of the British Academy of Medicine, the European Organization for Molecular Biology (EMBO), and the US National and Royal Society, Dr. Farah, as Chief Scientist of WHO, oversees the scientific departments and is committed to developing and delivering quality health services to those who need them most. Is expected.
Dr. Tuipulotu became the first female health minister of the Kingdom of Tonga in 2019, a position she held until December 2021. As WHO's Chief Nursing Officer, she will support and nurture nurses and midwives as their skills and experience further close the gap between patients, communities and national health systems.
WHO announced that Dr. Jeremy Farrar will become its new Chief Scientist, and Dr. Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu will become Chief Nursing Officer.
Dr. Farrar will join WHO in the second quarter of 2023, and Dr. Tuipulotu will join in the first quarter of 2023.
Dr. Farrar is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences UK, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the National Academies USA, and a Fellow of The Royal Society.
As WHO's Chief Scientist, Dr. Farrar will oversee the Science Division, bringing together the best brains in science and innovation from around the world to develop and deliver high quality health services to the people who need them most, no matter who they are and where they live.
In 2019 Dr. Tuipulotu became the Kingdom of Tonga's first female Minister for Health, serving until December 2021. As WHO's Chief Nursing Officer, Dr. Tuipulotu will champion, nurture and support nurses and midwives to ensure that their skills and experience are being well-utilized to strengthen health systems, and to bolster their critical role in bringing patients, communities and national health systems closer together.
Full article: https://www.who.int/news/item/13-12-2022-world-health-organization-names-sir-jeremy-farrar-as-chief-scientist-dr-amelia-latu-afuhaamango -tuipulotu-as-chief-nursing-officer
