新西兰第一位女性卫生总干事卡伦·普塔西女士于76岁去世。 Dame Karen Poutasi, New Zealand’s first female health director-general, has died at 76.

新西兰第一位女性卫生总监Karen Poutasi女士于76岁去世。 Dame Karen Poutasi, New Zealand’s first female director-general of health, has died at 76. 她于1995年至2006年担任总干事,领导执行Cartright调查委员会的建议,指导艾滋病毒/艾滋病防治工作,并推动初级保健改革。 She served as Director-General from 1995 to 2006, leading implementation of the Cartright Inquiry’s recommendations, guiding the HIV/AIDS response, and advancing primary care reforms. 后来,她领导了新西兰资格管理局14年,并于2023年至2024年担任新西兰卫生部(Te Whatu Ora)主席。 She later led the New Zealand Qualifications Authority for 14 years and chaired Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) from 2023 to 2024. 作为一位受人尊敬的公共卫生领导人,她于2006年荣获新西兰功勋勋章,并于2020年升格为伴娘。 A respected public health leader, she was honored with a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2006 and elevated to Dame Companion in 2020. 卫生部长Simeon Brown致以敬意,表示全国哀悼,并确认她对卫生和教育的持久影响。 Health Minister Simeon Brown paid tribute, expressing national condolences and recognizing her lasting impact on health and education.