“I was motivated to support a leader like Governor Allan Bird in his aspirations to make a difference for the people of the East Sepik Province and be an example to the rest of PNG,” says Dr Malau.
He says he is capable of taking up the provincial administrator’s position despite a background in health due to his credentials with Harvard University.
“Harvard public health taught me the values of humanity: Fairness, justice, equality, and using evidence for decision making in public health practice.