Health ministers and other senior officials from the Region’s Member States voted during the 74th session of the Western Pacific WHO Regional Committee meeting.
Proposed by Tonga, Dr. Piukala is a surgeon with nearly 30 years of experience as a public health leader working in Tonga and across the Pacific. He is a champion of multi-sectoral collaboration to address health challenges, such as climate change, non-communicable diseases, and tobacco control, among others.
