Nese Ituaso-Conway facts for kids
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Dr. Nese Ituaso-Conway
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Nese Ituaso-Conway in 2008
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| Nationality | Tuvaluan |
| Education | MBBS (Fiji School of Medicine) MPH (University of Hawaii) |
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| Profession | Doctor & public servant |
| Field | Public health Tropical medicine |
| Institutions | Princess Margaret Hospital (Funafuti) |
Nese Ituaso-Conway is an important public servant from Tuvalu, a small island nation. She is also a medical doctor. She has held high-level jobs in the Tuvaluan government. For example, in 2020, she was the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Public Works. Before that, in 2018, she was the Permanent Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister of Tuvalu.
Dr. Ituaso-Conway also worked as the Director of Public Health at Princess Margaret Hospital (Funafuti). This hospital helps people on all nine islands of Tuvalu. Dr. Nese Ituaso-Conway and Dr. Miliama Simeona made history. They were the very first female doctors from Tuvalu.
Her Education Journey
Nese Ituaso-Conway was born on Nanumaga island in Tuvalu. She went to Motufoua Secondary School for part of her high school. Later, she finished her secondary education in Australia at Cathedral School, Townsville.
After high school, she was accepted into the Fiji School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree, called an MBBS. She then worked for a year at the main hospital in Suva, Fiji. In 1999, she returned to Tuvalu. She was one of the first two women from Tuvalu to become a doctor. Later, she earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Hawaii.
Her Medical Work
Dr. Nese Ituaso-Conway worked for Tuvalu's Department of Health. She was the chief medical officer for the country. In this role, she helped manage health programs. These programs aimed to solve Public health problems. They also worked to control Tropical diseases common in the islands.
Some of these tropical diseases include Tuberculosis and Elephantiasis tropica, also known as Lymphatic filariasis. In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a dengue fever outbreak in Tuvalu. This illness had not been seen in many Pacific Island countries for about twenty years.
Dr. Ituaso-Conway was also part of international groups. These groups help organize health efforts in Pacific island nations. One group is the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN). It works with the Secretariat of Pacific Communities (SPC) and the WHO. Another group is the Pacific Response Fund Committee (PRFC). This committee helps fund programs to fight HIV.
She also managed Tuvalu's National TB Programme. This program is part of the SPC Public Health Division. Dr. Ituaso-Conway has also helped write the Global Tuberculosis Report. The World Health Organization publishes this report every year.
Her Government Career
Dr. Ituaso-Conway has held important leadership roles in the government. In 2018, she was the CEO, or Permanent Secretary, for the Office of the Prime Minister. This is a very important job.
In 2020, she became the CEO (Permanent Secretary) for another big ministry. This was the Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure, Environment, Labor, Meteorology, and Disaster. This role involved many different areas of public service.
See also
In Spanish: Nese Ituaso-Conway para niños
