Dr Jonathan Jarman is a fan of mosquito advocacy.
He learnt it in Canada, he says.
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“A small insect can really ruin your day.”
It’s a form of advocacy he has employed during his 10 years as Taranaki’s Medical Officer of Health.
Dealing with local government was one reason the role of Medical Officer of Health was set up.
Such as Covid-19.
Public health doctors have been training for pandemics their whole career, he said.
I was largely a sole practitioner for all of Taranaki.”
Jarman and his team got a mention from the World Health Organisation as an example of best practice for their handling of a Covid outbreak in Stratford.
Jarman was working as a GP in Twizel when he realised that while he enjoyed family health, he wasn’t happy and wanted to look at the health of populations.
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