Regional Adviser in Human Resources Development, WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
E-mail: nukuroe@wpro.who.int

Employed by WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) since December 2000, Dr. Ezekiel Nukuro currently serves as WPRO’s Regional Adviser in HRH since May 2003. His main responsibilities include, among others: regional HRH programme development, monitoring, evaluation and reporting; mobilization of resources to support HRH programmes in the region; technical support for the enhancement of the quality and standards of health professional education and training, including medical education; planning and management of the WHO Fellowships programme in the region; advocate for, and facilitate partnerships /networks and coordinated approach in strengthening HRH capacity of Member States; and providing technical support in aspects of HRH to Member States where possible.

After graduating from the Fiji School of Medicine in 1981, Dr. Nukuro worked at the Solomon Islands Government’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services as a physician and later as the Director of Health services in two remote provinces of the country. After obtaining his Masters degree in Community Health in UK in 1987, he served as Chief Medical Officer, Public Health and was promoted to the post of Undersecretary Health Improvement in the MOH from 1989 to July 1997. He then joined UNICEF (Pacific Office) to work on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and child protection programmes in the Pacific Island countries. Right before joining WHO, he served as the adviser on advocacy, information and communication for the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) population and reproductive health programmes.