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WHO has revealed that Dr. Jeremy Farrar will take on the role of Chief Scientist in the organisation. Dr. Farrar will begin his position with WHO in the second quarter of 2023. He is currently the Director of the Wellcome Trust.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Dr. Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu to the position of Chief Nursing Officer. Dr. Tuipulotu, who was formerly the Minister for Health of the Kingdom of Tonga and, before that, the Chief Nursing Officer of Tonga, will begin working for the World Health Organization (WHO) in the first quarter of 2023.
Dr. Farrar will be in charge of the WHO's Science Division in his new role as Chief Scientist. This division is responsible for bringing together the brightest minds in science and innovation from all over the world in order to create and provide high-quality health services to those who require them the most, regardless of who they are or where they live.
Dr. Farrar is a clinician scientist who, prior to joining Wellcome in 2013, worked for 17 years as the Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Viet Nam. There, his research interests were in global health with a focus on emerging infectious diseases. Before joining Wellcome in 2013, Dr. Farrar worked for 17 years at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Viet Nam.
Wellcome has, under the leadership of Dr. Farrar, adopted an increasingly global perspective, with a primary emphasis placed on the funding of discovery research projects that aim to transform understanding of life, health, and well-being, as well as the support of science-based solutions to address three pressing challenges: infectious diseases, mental health, and the effects of climate change on health.
In addition to being a Fellow of The Royal Society, Dr. Farrar holds fellowships with the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States, and the Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Tuipulotu will champion, nurture, and support nurses and midwives in her role as Chief Nursing Officer for the World Health Organization (WHO). This will ensure that nurses' and midwives' skills and experience are being utilised effectively to strengthen health systems and to bolster the critical role that nurses play in bringing patients, communities, and national health systems closer together.
In 2019, Dr. Tuipulotu was appointed as the first female Minister of Health for the Kingdom of Tonga, a position she will hold until December 2021. She held the position of Chief Nursing Officer for the Kingdom of Tonga from 2014 until 2019. Prior to that, she worked as the Director of Nursing at Vaiola Hospital, which is the primary referral hospital in the country. She was the first Tongan person to ever receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Nursing. At the beginning of the 2019 academic year, the University of Sydney honoured her with the position of Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor.
Dr. Tuipulotu served as a member of the WHO Executive Board from May 2020 until December 2022, during which time she was also elected to the position of EB Rapporteur.
"I am delighted that Jeremy and Amelia will join WHO at a critical time in global public health when investment in both the health workforce and science is imperative to strengthening health systems and outbreak preparedness and prevention," said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO. "This is a critical time in global public health when investment in both the health workforce and science is imperative to improving global public health." Jeremy will expedite our efforts to ensure that the World Health Organization, its Member States, and our partners benefit from cutting-edge, life-saving science and innovations in his capacity as Chief Scientist. In her role as Chief Nursing Officer, Amelia will bring awareness to the critical necessity of not only closing the gap in the number of health care professionals around the world, but also making certain that these individuals receive the support they require and are due.
