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Pacific Leaders

Medical Director

  • Dr John Szetu
    Medical Director

    Regional Eye Centre, Honiara

    Dr John Szetu

    Medical Director

    Dr John Szetu has been with The Foundation since it started delivering programmes in the Pacific in 2001. He currently holds the position of Medical Director, based at the Regional Eye Centre in the Solomon Islands, where he works as an Ophthalmologist.

    Among his myriad other achievements, Dr Szetu (with the support of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ) established the Pacific Eye Institute in 2006, a training centre for Pacific eye health workers now located in Suva, Fiji. At around the same time, he formed the Pacific Eye Care Society (PacEYES) to represent the interests of eye care professionals working in the Pacific Islands region. Dr Szetu also held the position of IAPB Western Pacific Region Co-Chair for the Pacific Islands Sub–Region from 2009–2012.

    Dr Szetu had long recognised the importance of training Pacific eye health workers to deliver eye care in their own communities and has always advocated strongly for formalising ophthalmic training, both of doctors and nurses in the Pacific. He realised that more of both cadres were badly needed to cater for the particular needs of the small but scattered populations across the islands. He has an impressive track record in designing and implementing training courses for eye care nurses and supervising registrars in the Pacific. His successful programmes in training and clinical service in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands are held in high regard throughout the Pacific eye health sector.

    The growth of the Pacific Eye Institute reflects the respect that Dr Szetu commands amongst his colleagues from the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Australia. He has been able to inspire others to provide increasingly high-quality eye health care and leadership for their own communities. Dr Szetu is highly respected by the global eye health community and has inspired others to join the fight against avoidable blindness.

    • Located at:

      Regional Eye Centre, Honiara

    • From:

      Solomon Islands

Fiji

Kiribati

Papua New Guinea

  • Dr David Pahau
    Head of Department, Ophthalmology

    Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic, Madang

    Dr David Pahau

    Head of Department, Ophthalmology

    Dr Pahau is the Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Madang Provincial Hospital. He also leads the Fred Hollows Foundation Papua New Guinea outreach team to perform free eye surgeries across the country.

    • Located at:

      Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic, Madang

    • From:

      Papua New Guinea

  • Lucinda Gulluman-Kisip
    Papua New Guinea Country Manager

    Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic, Madang

    Lucinda Gulluman-Kisip

    Papua New Guinea Country Manager

    Lucinda brings to Team Fred more than 20 years of experience in sustainable development work in Papua New Guinea, including senior programme management, team leadership, and partnership engagement and support.

    Lucinda has significant professional experience with both the not-for-profit and private sectors. She has worked for a number of years with the PNG Community Development Scheme, and later in a senior role with the nationwide governance programme, Strongim People, Strongim Nesen (Strong People, Strong Nation). Lucinda worked as Chief Executive for PNG’s well known Buk bilong Pikinini (Books for Children) which promotes child literacy throughout PNG; and most recently, she worked as the senior advisor and manager for sustainable development with the Oil Search Foundation in Papua New Guinea.

    Lucinda says that her passion lies in helping to change lives, making a difference, adding value and pursuing excellence to impact society in a meaningful way.

    Lucinda comes from Kranget Island, Madang and Finchaffen, in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. She is a wife and mum to four children and can speak four languages, including English.

    • Located at:

      Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic, Madang

    • From:

      Papua New Guinea

  • Agnes Mor
    General Manager

    Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic, Madang

    Agnes Mor

    General Manager

    Ms Mor is the General Manager at the Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic in Papua New Guinea. She has been with the Foundation for over 10 years helping to end avoidable blindness in Papua New Guinea.

    • Located at:

      Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic, Madang

    • From:

      Papua New Guinea

  • Lorraine Ivakia
    Acting Charge Nurse Manager

    Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic, Madang

    Lorraine Ivakia

    Acting Charge Nurse Manager

    • Located at:

      Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic, Madang

    • From:

  • Theresa Gende
    Trained by The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ Education Manager

    Divine Word University

    Theresa Gende

    Trained by The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ Education Manager

    Ms Gende is the Education Manager for the nurses training programme at Divine Word University in Papua New Guinea. She's also the Vice President of the National Prevention of Blindness Committee and the Secretary of the Papua New Guinea Ophthalmic Clinicians Association.

    • Qualifications:

      Postgraduate Diploma in Eye Care (2012), Postgraduate Certificate in Diabetic Eye Care (2015), Master of Community Eye Care (2015)

    • Located at:

      Divine Word University

    • From:

      Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Vanuatu

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