Indo-Pacific Health Leaders Series: Eretii Timeon, Public Health Director in the Ministry of Health for the Republic of Kiribati

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 5 a.m.

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Welcome back to Contain This. We hope that you had a safe and restful holiday period and are looking forward to bringing you more insightful discussions.

This is Episode 22 of Contain This, brought to you by the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security is hosted by Australian Ambassador for Regional Health Security, Dr Stephanie Williams.

Today, we hear key perspectives on public health in Kiribati for 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eretii Timeon, the Public Health Director in the Ministry of Health for the Republic of Kiribati.\\xa0

Trained as a nutritionist, Eretii has been working with the Ministry of Health for the past 20 years. The ministry employs 580 people to look after the health and well-being of a population of 110,000 located on 16 islands.

For more information about the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security, visit our website https://indopacifichealthsecurity.dfat.gov.au.

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