Dr Ofa Dewes, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to health and the Pacific community of Auckland, MNZM, for services to health and the Pacific community
Dr Ofa Dewes was an associate investigator with the University of Auckland’s Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, and Research Fellow at the School of Population Health, School of Nursing, Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, and Centre of Methods and Policy Application in the Social Sciences. She has led consultations and studies on weight management for Pacific people in New Zealand. She managed the MOH-sponsored Pacific Research Leadership Development Programme. She chaired the Health Research Council’s Pacific Health Committee. She sits on the Edgar Centre for Diabetes and Obesity Research advisory board. Dr Dewes is active with the Pacific Medical Association, Whānau Ora Regional Leadership Group, and Women’s Refuge.