The WHO has announced that Dr. Jeremy Farrar will be its new Chief Scientist. The current Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr. Farrar, will join the World Health Organization in the second quarter of 2023.
Dr. Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu will be the Chief Nursing Officer of the World Health Organization. Formerly the Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Tonga and before that, the Chief Nurses of Tonga, Dr. Tuipulotu, will join the World Health Organization in the first quarter of 2023.
As Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization, Dr. Farrar will oversee science by bringing together the best brains in science and innovation from around the world to develop and deliver high quality health services to people in need. Most of them, no matter who they are or where they are. Live.
Dr. Farrar is a clinical scientist who, before joining Wellcome in 2013, spent 17 years as Director of Clinical Research at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Vietnam, focusing on global health. On ongoing infectious diseases.
Under the leadership of Dr. Farrar, Wellcome embraced an increasingly global perspective, focusing on funding discovery research projects to change perceptions of life, health and well-being, and supporting science-based solutions to address three emerging challenges: Infectious diseases, mental health and the effects of climate change on health.
Dr. Farrar is a Fellow of the British Academy of Medical Sciences, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), United States National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
As the WHO Head of Nursing, Dr. Tuipulotu will be the champion, nurturing, caring and supporting nurse and midwife to ensure that their skills and experience are well used to strengthen the health system and strengthen their vital role. They bring patients, communities and the national health system closer together. .
In 2019, Dr. Tuipulotu became the first Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Tonga to serve until December 2021. From 2014 to 2019, she served as the Chief Nursing Officer of Tonga. Previously, she was the Director of Nursing at Vaiola Hospital, the country’s main referral hospital. She was the first Tongan to receive a doctorate. At the nurse. In 2019, she was appointed Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Sydney.
From May 2020 to December 2022, Dr. Tuipulotu was a member of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. She was selected as EB Reporter in 2020.
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “I am delighted that Jeremy and Amelia will join the World Health Organization at a critical time in global public health when investment in both health and science is essential. To strengthen the health system and prepare for and prevent outbreaks. As Chief Scientist, Jeremy will accelerate our efforts to ensure that WHO Member States and our partners benefit from modern science, life-saving and innovation. As Head of Nursing, Amelia will ignite all the essentials, not only to fill the global healthcare gap, but also to ensure that they receive the support they need and deserve.
