Diana Sarfati, Public health physician, Former Director General of Health. Public, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“After 35 years working in and for New Zealand’s health system, as a clinician, researcher, academic, and most recently as chief executive of the cancer control agency and director general of health, I’m closing this chapter and beginning the next.
New Zealand’s health system has been my professional home for more than three decades. It’s a system built on the dedication of many amazing people: clinicians who show up every day with skill and compassion, public health professionals committed to equity and prevention, researchers pushing the boundaries of what we know, and policy makers working to translate evidence into action. The privilege of working alongside these colleagues, and of contributing to health outcomes for New Zealanders, has shaped who I am.
But it’s time for a change in focus. I’m returning to what drew me into public health in the first place, global health systems, cancer control, and health equity on an international scale. I’ll be spending the next couple of months in Cambodia, before heading to London to work with Richard Sullivan and other colleagues at the Institute of Cancer Policy at Kings College London and the World Bank on their cancer strategy.
I’m excited about what comes next, new collaborations, new challenges, and the chance to contribute to health systems thinking beyond one country’s borders. To everyone I’ve worked with in Aotearoa: thank you. Stay in touch. The mahi continues, and I’ll be watching and cheering from a far.”
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