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1Eye Health Aotearoa, 2Kapo Māori Aotearoa

Biography:

Iwi – Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Rangitāne, Ngāti Porou.

Eye Health Aotearoa Co-Chair and Chief Executive of Kāpō Māori Aotearoa NZ

100 Māori Leaders, National Clinical Eye Health Network member, Women of Influence 2020 Finalist – Community Hero Category.

Abstract:

Eye Health Aotearoa Trust is the unified voice that enables collaboration in the Aotearoa New Zealand eye health sector. We advocate for all New Zealanders to have access to quality eye health and wellbeing services to prevent avoidable blindness and vision loss

EHA collaborates to raise the importance of eye health through awareness campaigns and cross-party advocacy work. Significant achievements have been made.

Eye Health Aotearoa is a Charitable Trust and Trustees on the Board represent clinicians, academics, those with lived experience and a range of eye care sector organisations.