Dame Patsy and Sir David hosted a reception for the Fred Hollows Foundation at Government House in Wellington. Guests heard about the highlights of the 25 years of the Foundation's work and also heard from three experts about new initiatives around preventing blindness in the Pacific. An announcement of significant support from MFAT for a National Eye Clinic in Vanuatu was also made.
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Dame Patsy and Sir David with Mr Craig Fisher, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand Chair; Hon Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, Minister of Health Tonga; Mr Andrew Bell, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand CEO and Hon Aupito William Sio, Minister for Pacific Peoples
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Dame Patsy speaks
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Craig Fisher, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand Chair
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Facilitator Koro Vaka’uta from Radio New Zealand
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Hon Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, Minister of Health Tonga
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Dr Paula Vivili, Director Public Health Division at Secretariat of the Pacific Community
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Dr Telaite Biu, Director Pacific Eye Institute
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Jonathan Kings, Deputy Secretary Pacific and Development Group MFAT
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Andrew Bell, Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand CEO