Miliama Simeona

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Miliama Simeona
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Died27 September 2020
CitizenshipTuvalu
EducationFiji School of Medicine
Known forFirst Tuvualan woman doctor (with Nese Ituaso-Conway)
Medical career
FieldGynaecology
InstitutionsTuvalu Family Health Association

Miliama Simeona (died 27 September 2020[1]) was a gynaecologist and obstetrician,[2] who was one of two women, along with Nese Ituaso-Conway, to qualify as the first women doctors from Tuvalu.[3][4] She attended Nanumaga Lotohoni Primary School and Motufoua Secondary School,[3] then, with Ituaso-Conway, was awarded a scholarship to complete secondary education in Australia at Townsville Cathedral School,[5] and then subsequently study at Fiji School of Medicine.[3] Both returned to Tuvalu in 1999 and began to practice medicine.[5] She was Executive Director for the Tuvalu Family Health Association from April 2011 to November 2016, and oversaw the expansion of its clinical services.[6] She also served in a number of government positions.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "From grief to joy: Dr. Miliama Simeona - Tuvalu Paradise". 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ TUVALU STANDARD TREATMENT GUIDELINES (Ministry of Health, Tuvalu, 2010)
  3. ^ a b c d "Dr. Miliama Simeona laid to rest - Tuvalu Paradise". 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Australia's aid inCommonwealth countries – a development partnership for all seasons" (PDF). Focus. AUSAid. September 2001.
  5. ^ a b AusAID. "Tuvalu's first female doctors return home" (PDF). focus magazine June 2001 p. 21 (Vol.16 No.2). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015. List of pages Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION: Tributes (November 2020)


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