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About Us
The PWHRDU has a Management Team comprised of the:
- Head of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Auckland
- Clinical Director, obstetrics and gynaecology, CMDHB
- Head, Pacific Division, CMDHB
- Manager, South Auckland Clinical School
- Head of Unit
The Management Team reports to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the CEO of CMDHB.
The PWHRDU currently has two staff members. They are:
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Dr Alec Ekeroma MBBS, DipObs, MRCOG, FRANZCOG, MBA
Head of Unit
Dr Ekeroma trained in Samoa, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Britain. He is the Chair of the NZ Branch of the Royal Australian & NZ College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and SouthSeas Healthcare Trust, a Pacific provider organisation in Auckland. He has led and has been a director of various Pacific regional and national committees and organisations. He has published on a variety of topics and his interest is in health services research and Pacific women’s health. |
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Kasalanaita Puniani MAppSc, BSc, Dip Tchg
Project Officer
Ms Puniani was born & raised in Tonga. Ms Puniani was a science curriculum developer & a secondary school teacher in Tonga before moving permanently to NZ where she pursued a career in health promotion whilst furthering her tertiary education at the Auckland University of Technology. Ms Puniani has worked at the Pacific Primary Health Organisation in Counties Manukau where she developed a Pacific community and professional network. She has published in areas of body composition measurements in Pacific, Maori and European New Zealand children; nutrition and physical activity in relation to the health of Pacific people. She has developed a research gaps paper in the area of Pacific women’s health. |
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